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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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