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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. @§§§§~-¨¨¨
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¨¨--~:::§§ 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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