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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. ,,:~:$*§##
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###§*$:~:, $** $ $ **$ ,:~:$*§###
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###§*$:~:, ,:~:$*§###
##§*$:~:,, 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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