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&,&&,&,&,, MAGIC IS ABOUT BEING UNACCOUNTABLE, ,&,&,,&,&,
&,,&,&,&,& ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION ,&,&,&&,&,
&,&&,&,&,, FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A ,&,&,,&,&,
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&,&&,&,&,, 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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