,,,,,:\†*# #*†\:,,,,,
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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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