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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. ,,,~†*&@##
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##@&*†~,,, THINGS IN THIS UNIVERSE ALWAYS SEEK THE ,,,~†*&@##
###@&*†~,, LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS ,,~†*&@###
##@&*†~,,, GRADUALLY LOST INTO LESSER FORMS (SUCH ,,,~†*&@##
###@&*†~,, AS HEAT). ,,~†*&@###
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###@&*†~,, 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. ,,~†*&@###
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###@&*†~,, AND THEN, WHEN THE CIRCUIT CLOSES, THE ,,~†*&@###
##@&*†~,,, ARROW IS FORCED TO DO YOUR BIDDING! ,,,~†*&@##
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##@&*†~,,, 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. ,,~†*&@###
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###@&*†~,, 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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