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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 §;«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^«;§£§ 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! #£§£§;«^¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^«;§£ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^      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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