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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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