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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. ,.=:^§&@@#
&^=.,,,,,, ,,,,,,.=^&
##@@&^:=., ,.=:^&@@##
@§§:===,,, ^§§ ^ ^ §§^ ,,,===:§§@
&^^::==,,, ,,,==::^^&
&&&§^:.,,, ,,,.:^§&&&
@@@&§^:=., 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. ,.=:^§&@@#
&&§^:=.,,, ,,,.=:^§&&
@&^^:..,,, ,,,..:^^&@
@@@&§^:=., ^§^ ,.=:^§&@@@
#@@&§^:=., ,.=:^§&@@#
@@&^^^:=., ,.=:^^^&@@
@@@&§^:=., well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ,.=:^§&@@@
#@@&§^:=., maybe for the best. ,.=:^§&@@#
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#@@&§^:=., ,.=:^§&@@#
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