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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. ###¤%^*~.¨
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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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¨.~~*^^%## 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. ###¤%^*~.¨
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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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