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¶&*†~,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,~†*&¶
&*†~,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,~†*&
*†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^* ^*^ *^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†*
†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^*^**~~¨ ¨~~^**^*^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†
*†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^* ^* ,,, ¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨,~†*&¶
@¶&*†~,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,~†*&¶@
#@¶&*†~,¨¨ ¨¨,~†*&¶@#
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†
*†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†*
&*†~,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,~†*&
¶&*†~,¨¨¨¨ ^*^ ¨¨¨¨,~†*&¶
@¶&*†~,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,~†*&¶@
#@¶&*†~,¨¨ ¨¨,~†*&¶@#
##@¶&*†~,¨ well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ¨,~†*&¶@##
#@¶&*†~,¨¨ maybe for the best. ¨¨,~†*&¶@#
@¶&*†~,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,~†*&¶@
¶&*†~,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,~†*&¶
&*†~,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,~†*&
*†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†*
†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†
*†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†*