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¨¨--~~=@@@ =¤ =¤ --- ¨¨ magic ¨¨ --- ¤= ¤= @@@=~~--¨¨
¨-~\=¤@### =¤=¤¤~~¨ ¨~~¤¤=¤= ###@¤=\~-¨
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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. ##¤\\\-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-\=@@ @@=\-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-\=@ 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 @=\~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨-~\=¤@### filament of your canal is too weak, or ###@¤=\~-¨
¨-~\=¤@### 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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¨-~\=¤@### =¤= ###@¤=\~-¨
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¨-~\\\=¤@# #@¤=\\\~-¨
¨-~\=¤@### well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ###@¤=\~-¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=@ maybe for the best. @=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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