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#,#,#,#,#, about removing the source  of the action ,,#,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,#, from  yourself. it works by exploiting a ,##,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,#,        kind of gravity, called the       ,,#,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,#,              arrow of time.              ,##,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,#,                                          ,,#,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,#, 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.                 ,,#,#,#,#,
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#,#,#,#,#, and then,  when the  circuit closes, the ,,#,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,#, arrow is  forced  to  do  your  bidding! ,##,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,#,                                          ,,#,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,#,    of course, you're also irreversably   ,##,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,#, draining  time from  the  universe,  but ,,#,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,#,                   yeah.                  ,##,#,#,#,
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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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