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&†*-,,,,,, MAGIC IS ABOUT BEING UNACCOUNTABLE, ,,,,,,-*†&
†*-,,,,,,, ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION ,,,,,,,-*†
*-,,,,,,,, FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A ,,,,,,,,-*
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,,,,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,,,-*
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#@&&†*-,,, TO HAPPEN IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK ,,,-*†&&@#
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#@&&†*-,,, AND THEN, WHEN THE CIRCUIT CLOSES, THE ,,,-*†&&@#
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&†*-,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,-*†&&
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#@&&†*-,,, THESE ARE USUALLY CATASTROPHIC. ,,,-*†&&@#
##@&&†*-,, ALTHOUGH MANY ARE LOCAL, THEY STAY ,,-*†&&@##
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##@&&†*-,, 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 ,,,,,,,,-*
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