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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 ###&§%\«,,
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,,,,«\§§§# 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. &&%\\,,,,,
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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. ###&§%\«,,
,,«\%§&### ###&§%\«,,
,,,«\%§&&# 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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