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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. ,:~;^%@@##
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@@%%;:,,,, ^%% ^ ^ %%^ ,,,,:;%%@@
#@%^;::,,, ,,,::;^%@#
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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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