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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 .~-;%%£§@#
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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 .~-;%£§@##
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§%-....... the danger is a runaway spell - if the .......-%§
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§%-~...... the potential is high enough to escape ......~-%§
##@§£%;-~. any self-closing mechanisms - a breach. .~-;%£§@##
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§§%%--.... these are usually catastrophic. ....--%%§§
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@££%;--~~. 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.. .~-;%£§@##
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