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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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