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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 ,,,,^~//%¤
@¤%~~~^,,, 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. ,^~/%§¤¤¤@
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@§§/^,,,,, 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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