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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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