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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 ,:«=†§¤###
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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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