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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. ##@#§=*»,,
,,,,,,*§@@ @@§*,,,,,,
,,,,»===§# 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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,,»*=§@### WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. ###@§=*»,,
,,,,»»*==# MAYBE FOR THE BEST. #==*»»,,,,
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