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...~;^§§#@ ^§^§§~~. .~~§§^§^ @#§§^;~...
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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. #@#§§^;~..
...~;^§§#@ @#§§^;~...
....~;^§§# 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. §§^;~.....
......~;^§ §^;~......
.....~;^§§ 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. §§^;~.....
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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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