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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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