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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. #@£§$^*»,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,»* the danger is a runaway spell - if the *»,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,»*^ filament of your canal is too weak, or ^*»,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,»*^$ 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. §$^*»,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨,»*^$§£@ @£§$^*»,¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,»*^$§ well. it is what it is. a dying art.. §$^*»,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,»*^$ maybe for the best. $^*»,¨¨¨¨¨
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