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##@@£%\~^, magic is about being unaccountable, ,^~\%£@@##
@£%%\~~^,, about removing the source of the action ,,^~~\%%£@
##@@£%\~^, from yourself. it works by exploiting a ,^~\%£@@##
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###@@%\~^, things in this universe always seek the ,^~\%@@###
##@@£%\~^, least energetic state. all potential is ,^~\%£@@##
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#@%\^^,,,, magic then, is creating tunnels, ,,,,^^\%@#
##@@£%\~^, specific and intricate canals, for this ,^~\%£@@##
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@@££\^,,,, 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 ,,,,~\%££@
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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 ,^~\%£@@##
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@££\\\~~^, spells (hard to pull off) or there's no ,^~~\\\££@
###@@£%\^, more energy to fall through. ,^\%£@@###
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##@@£%\~^, 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.. ,^~\%£@@##
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