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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 ,&&,&,,&,&
&,&&,&&,&, TO HAPPEN IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK ,,&,&,&&,,
&,,&,,&,&, 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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&,,&,,&,&, 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. ,,&,&,&&,,
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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.. ,,&,&,&&,,
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