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,,,~^%$§@@                %$ %$% $%                 @@§$%^~,,,
,,,,~^%$§@          %$%$$~~,    ,~~%$$%$%           @§$%^~,,,,
,,,,,~^%$§ %$  %$  ,,,  ,,  MAGIC  ,,  ,,,   $%  $% §$%^~,,,,,
,,,,,,~^%$           %$%$$~~,    ,~~$$%$%           $%^~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^%                %$ %$% $%                 %^~,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,~   MAGIC IS ABOUT BEING UNACCOUNTABLE,    ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE  ACTION ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ FROM YOURSELF. IT  WORKS BY EXPLOITING A ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~^       KIND OF GRAVITY, CALLED THE        ^~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^%              ARROW OF TIME.              %^~,,,,,,,
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,,,,,~^%$§ 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 $%^~,,,,,,
,,,,,~^%$§                  YEAH.                   §$%^~,,,,,
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,,~^%$§@@#               %$$ % % $$%                #@@§$%^~,,
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,,,,,~^%$§ THE DANGER IS  A  RUNAWAY SPELL - IF THE §$%^~,,,,,
,,,,,,~^%$ FILAMENT OF YOUR CANAL IS TOO  WEAK,  OR $%^~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^% THE  POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO  ESCAPE %^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~^ ANY SELF-CLOSING  MECHANISMS - A BREACH. ^~,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,     THESE ARE USUALLY CATASTROPHIC.      ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ ALTHOUGH  MANY  ARE  LOCAL,   THEY  STAY ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~^ ACTIVE  UNTIL  CLOSED  OFF   BY  COUNTER ^~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^% SPELLS (HARD TO PULL OFF) OR  THERE'S NO %^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^%$       MORE ENERGY TO FALL THROUGH.       $%^~,,,,,,
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,,,,~^%$§@ 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.. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~            MAYBE FOR THE BEST.           ~,,,,,,,,,
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