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¨¨¨.~†^*@# ARROW OF TIME. #@*^†~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~†^*@ @*^†~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~†^* THINGS IN THIS UNIVERSE ALWAYS SEEK THE *^†~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†^ LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS ^†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~† GRADUALLY LOST INTO LESSER FORMS (SUCH †~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ AS HEAT). ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~† †~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†^ 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. ##@*^†~.¨¨
¨.~†^*@### ###@*^†~.¨
¨¨.~†^*@## AND THEN, WHEN THE CIRCUIT CLOSES, THE ##@*^†~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~†^*@# ARROW IS FORCED TO DO YOUR BIDDING! #@*^†~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~†^*@ @*^†~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~†^* 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 #@*^†~.¨¨¨
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¨.~†^*@### THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE ###@*^†~.¨
¨¨.~†^*@## ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS - A BREACH. ##@*^†~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~†^*@# #@*^†~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~†^*@ 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. ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~† †~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†^ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~† MAYBE FOR THE BEST. †~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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