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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.              §§,,,§§§,,
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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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