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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). ,&,,&,&,&,
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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. ,&,,&,&,&,
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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. ,&,,&,&,&,
&,&,&,&,&& ,&,&&,&,&,
&,&,&,&,,& 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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