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,§§,,§,§,,                *§ *§* §*                 ,§,,§§§§,,
§,§,§§§§,§           *§*§§»»,    ,»»*§§*§*          §§,§,,,§,,
§§§§,,,§§§ *§   *§  ---  ,,  magic  ,,  ---  §*  §* ,§§§,,§§,§
,,,§,,§,,§           *§*§§»»,    ,»»§§*§*           §,,§,§,§§,
,,§§,§§,§§                 *§ *§* §*                §,§§§§§,§,
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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).                ,,,,,,,,,,
,§§§§,§,§§                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
§,,,§§§§,§     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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§§§§,,§,,§                    *§*                   §§,§,§,§,,
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,§,,§§,§§§ well. it is what  it  is.  a dying art.. §,,,,,§,,§
§§,§,§§,,,           maybe for the best.            §,,,,§§,§§
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