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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.              ,,,,,,,,.~
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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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£@$*/~.,,, well. it is  what  it is. a dying  art.. ,,,.~/*$@£
#£@$*/~.,,           maybe for the best.            ,,.~/*$@£#
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