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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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¨¨¨@@¨¨@¨@ ¨¨@¨¨¨@@@¨
¨¨@¨@¨@@@@ well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ¨@@¨¨@¨¨@¨
¨@@@@@¨¨¨¨ maybe for the best. @¨@¨@@¨@@¨
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