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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). ,-=†=§#@##
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@§††--,,,, 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! ,----†=§§#
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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 ,-==§#@###
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##@#§=†=-, the potential is high enough to escape ,-=†=§#@##
@@@#§=†=-, any self-closing mechanisms - a breach. ,-=†=§#@@@
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###§†==,,, these are usually catastrophic. ,,,==†§###
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##@#§=†=-, 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.. ,-=†=§#@##
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