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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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