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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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,.~:$$@@## magic then, is creating tunnels, ##@@$$:~.,
,.~:$$¤¤¤¤ specific and intricate canals, for this ¤¤¤¤$$:~.,
,.~:$$¤@@# to happen in a controlled manner. think #@@¤$$:~.,
,.~:$$¤@@# of it as setting an elaborate trap for #@@¤$$:~.,
,.~:$$¤@@# entropy. #@@¤$$:~.,
.~:$$¤@@## ##@@¤$$:~.
,.~:$$¤@@# and then, when the circuit closes, the #@@¤$$:~.,
,.~:$$¤@@# arrow is forced to do your bidding! #@@¤$$:~.,
,.~:$$¤@@# #@@¤$$:~.,
,,,,,,~$¤¤ of course, you're also irreversably ¤¤$~,,,,,,
,.~:$$@@## draining time from the universe, but ##@@$$:~.,
,.~:$$¤@@# yeah. #@@¤$$:~.,
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,.~:$$¤@@@ the danger is a runaway spell - if the @@@¤$$:~.,
,,,,,..~$¤ filament of your canal is too weak, or ¤$~..,,,,,
,.~:$$¤@@# the potential is high enough to escape #@@¤$$:~.,
,.~~::$¤@@ any self-closing mechanisms - a breach. @@¤$::~~.,
,.~:$$¤@@# #@@¤$$:~.,
,.~:$$¤¤@@ these are usually catastrophic. @@¤¤$$:~.,
,,,,..~:$¤ although many are local, they stay ¤$:~..,,,,
,,,~::$¤@@ active until closed off by counter @@¤$::~,,,
,.~:$$¤@@@ spells (hard to pull off) or there's no @@@¤$$:~.,
,.~:$$¤@@# more energy to fall through. #@@¤$$:~.,
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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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