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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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,,=^$$&¶## things in this universe always seek the ##¶&$$^=,,
,,=^$$&¶## least energetic state. all potential is ##¶&$$^=,,
,,=^$$&¶## gradually lost into lesser forms (such ##¶&$$^=,,
,,,,,,,^$¶ as heat). ¶$^,,,,,,,
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,,=^$$¶### magic then, is creating tunnels, ###¶$$^=,,
,,=^$$&¶## specific and intricate canals, for this ##¶&$$^=,,
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,,=^$$$$¶¶ of it as setting an elaborate trap for ¶¶$$$$^=,,
,,=^$$&¶## entropy. ##¶&$$^=,,
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,,=^$$&¶## and then, when the circuit closes, the ##¶&$$^=,,
,,=^$$&¶## arrow is forced to do your bidding! ##¶&$$^=,,
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,,,,=$$$$& of course, you're also irreversably &$$$$=,,,,
,,,,,=$&&# draining time from the universe, but #&&$=,,,,,
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,=^$$&¶### 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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