,,,,~\\%%§ §%%\\~,,,,
,,,~»\%%§# #§%%\»~,,,
,~»\%¤§### ###§¤%\»~,
,,,,~»»\%§ §%\»»~,,,,
,,,,~\%§## ##§%\~,,,,
,,~~~\¤§§# %¤ %¤% ¤% #§§¤\~~~,,
,~»\%¤§### %¤%¤¤»», ,»»%¤¤%¤% ###§¤%\»~,
,~»\%¤§### %¤ %¤ ~~~ ,, magic ,, ~~~ ¤% ¤% ###§¤%\»~,
,,,,,,~»%§ %¤%¤¤»», ,»»¤¤%¤% §%»~,,,,,,
,,,,~~»\¤§ %¤ %¤% ¤% §¤\»~~,,,,
,~»\%¤§### ###§¤%\»~,
,~»\%¤§### 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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