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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). ###§%§^«^,
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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! #§§§«^,,,,
,^^§%§#### ####§%§^^,
,^«^§%§### 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. ###§%§^«^,
,,,,,^^§%# #%§^^,,,,,
,^«^§%§### 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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