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,####,,,##    magic is about being unaccountable,   ,,,,,####,
,,##,,#,,, about removing the source of the  action ####,,##,,
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###,,,##,, things  in this universe always seek the ###,,#####
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##,,,#####     magic then, is creating tunnels,     ,#####,,##
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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 ######,,,,
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,,,##,,###     these are usually catastrophic.      #,,,,##,,,
##,,,,,,## although  many   are  local,  they  stay ,,##,,,,##
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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 ######,,##
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,,,,,,,,,, well.  it is what  it is.  a dying art.. ,,,,,,,,,,
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