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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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