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¨~»^†@¤### †@ †@ ~~~ ¨¨ magic ¨¨ ~~~ @† @† ###¤@†^»~¨
¨~»^†@¤### †@†@@»»¨ ¨»»@@†@† ###¤@†^»~¨
¨~»^^†††¤# †@ †@† @† #¤†††^^»~¨
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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). ###¤@†^»~¨
¨~»^†@¤### ###¤@†^»~¨
¨~~»»»»†@¤ 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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¨~»^†@#### ####@†^»~¨
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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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