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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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##@§@$:~.¨ arrow is forced to do your bidding! ¨.~:$@§@##
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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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##@§@$:~.¨ maybe for the best. ¨.~:$@§@##
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