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¨¨.-^§@&@# §@ §@§ @§ #@&@§^-.¨¨
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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 ##@&@§^-.¨
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¨¨¨.-^§@&@ ENTROPY. @&@§^-.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.-^§@& &@§^-.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.-^§@ 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. ##@&@§^-.¨
¨¨.-^§@&@# #@&@§^-.¨¨
¨¨¨.-^§@&@ 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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