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@@@¤;;~::. magic is about being unaccountable, .::~;;¤@@@
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@@¶@¤*;~:. 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 .:~;*¤@¶@#
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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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¶¤;:...... spells (hard to pull off) or there's no ......:;¤¶
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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.. .:~;*¤@¶##
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