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&¤†;«..... †¤†¤¤««. .««†¤¤†¤† .....«;†¤&
@&¤†;«.... †¤ †¤ ... .. magic .. ... ¤† ¤† ....«;†¤&@
#@&¤†;«... †¤†¤¤««. .««¤¤†¤† ...«;†¤&@#
##@&¤†;«.. †¤ †¤† ¤† ..«;†¤&@##
#@&¤†;«... ...«;†¤&@#
@&¤†;«.... 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. ......«;†¤
&¤†;«..... .....«;†¤&
@&¤†;«.... ....«;†¤&@
#@&¤†;«... †¤¤ † † ¤¤† ...«;†¤&@#
##@&¤†;«.. ..«;†¤&@##
#@&¤†;«... ...«;†¤&@#
@&¤†;«.... 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. .....«;†¤&
¤†;«...... ......«;†¤
†;«....... .......«;†
;«........ †¤† ........«;
«......... .........«
;«........ ........«;
†;«....... well. it is what it is. a dying art.. .......«;†
¤†;«...... maybe for the best. ......«;†¤
&¤†;«..... .....«;†¤&
@&¤†;«.... ....«;†¤&@
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