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###¤*§/-:, §* §*§ *§ ,:-/§*¤###
#¤¤¤*§/-:, ,:-/§*¤¤¤#
####*§/-:, magic is about being unaccountable, ,:-/§*####
###¤*§/-:, about removing the source of the action ,:-/§*¤###
¤§///:,,,, from yourself. it works by exploiting a ,,,,:///§¤
#**/:,,,,, kind of gravity, called the ,,,,,:/**#
###¤*§/-:, arrow of time. ,:-/§*¤###
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¤*//-::,,, things in this universe always seek the ,,,::-//*¤
###¤*§/-:, least energetic state. all potential is ,:-/§*¤###
####¤*/-:, gradually lost into lesser forms (such ,:-/*¤####
###¤*§/-:, as heat). ,:-/§*¤###
###¤*§/-:, ,:-/§*¤###
###¤*§/-:, magic then, is creating tunnels, ,:-/§*¤###
###¤*§/-:, specific and intricate canals, for this ,:-/§*¤###
###¤*§/-:, to happen in a controlled manner. think ,:-/§*¤###
###¤*§/-:, of it as setting an elaborate trap for ,:-/§*¤###
###¤*§/-:, entropy. ,:-/§*¤###
###¤*§/-:, ,:-/§*¤###
###¤*§/-:, and then, when the circuit closes, the ,:-/§*¤###
#*//:,,,,, arrow is forced to do your bidding! ,,,,,://*#
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¤§/-:::,,, of course, you're also irreversably ,,,:::-/§¤
##*/--:,,, draining time from the universe, but ,,,:--/*##
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¤§§§/-:,,, the danger is a runaway spell - if the ,,,:-/§§§¤
###¤*§/-:, filament of your canal is too weak, or ,:-/§*¤###
###¤*§/-:, the potential is high enough to escape ,:-/§*¤###
####¤*§-:, any self-closing mechanisms - a breach. ,:-§*¤####
#¤¤¤*§/-:, ,:-/§*¤¤¤#
###¤*§/-:, these are usually catastrophic. ,:-/§*¤###
##¤*/:,,,, although many are local, they stay ,,,,:/*¤##
###¤*§/-:, active until closed off by counter ,:-/§*¤###
#¤*§-:,,,, spells (hard to pull off) or there's no ,,,,:-§*¤#
###¤*§/-:, more energy to fall through. ,:-/§*¤###
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###¤*§/-:, in that case the outcome depends on the ,:-/§*¤###
###¤*§/-:, spell. small-scale breaches might not ,:-/§*¤###
#¤¤*///-:, even be noticeable by the uninitiated; ,:-///*¤¤#
¤¤¤*/:,,,, but a spell might also very well bring ,,,,:/*¤¤¤
#¤¤§-,,,,, about the heat death of the universe. ,,,,,-§¤¤#
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###¤*§/-:, well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ,:-/§*¤###
###¤*§/-:, maybe for the best. ,:-/§*¤###
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