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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 $§^«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^§ of it as  setting  an elaborate trap for §^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^                 entropy.                 ^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«                                          «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, and then,  when  the circuit closes, the ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ arrow  is  forced to  do  your  bidding! ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   of course, you're also irreversably    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, draining time  from  the  universe,  but ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«                  yeah.                   «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^                                          ^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^§                                          §^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«^§$                §$$ § § $$§               $§^«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«^§$¤                                          ¤$§^«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«^§$¤¶                                          ¶¤$§^«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«^§$¤¶# 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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