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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. £#£^*«.,,,
,,.«*^£#£# #£#£^*«.,,
,.«*^£#£## 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. ^*«.,,,,,,
,,,,,.«*^£ £^*«.,,,,,
,,,,.«*^£# 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 #£#£^*«.,,
,,,.«*^£#£ 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. #£^*«.,,,,
,,,,,.«*^£ £^*«.,,,,,
,,,,,,.«*^ 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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