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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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