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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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