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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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####,,####              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 ####,,####
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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 ##,,,,,,##
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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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###,,##,,, 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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