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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. ¨¨¨¨==§###
##@#§§*=,¨ ¨,=*§§#@##
####§§*=,¨ 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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