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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. .^^~~~††¤¤
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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). ...^~~††%@
#@@¤%†:~^. .^~:†%¤@@#
##@@¤%:~^. 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. .^~:†%¤¤¤@
¤†~~^..... .....^~~†¤
@¤¤††::~^. 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. ......~†%¤
@¤†:^..... .....^:†¤@
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@%:~~~.... ....~~~:%@
#@@¤%†:~^. .^~:†%¤@@#
@¤%::~^... Well. It Is What It Is. A Dying Art.. ...^~::%¤@
#@@¤%†:~^. Maybe For The Best. .^~:†%¤@@#
@¤†~^^.... ....^^~†¤@
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