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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 @@¤£$/~,..
...,~/$£¤@ to happen in a controlled manner. think @¤£$/~,...
....,~/$£¤ of it as setting an elaborate trap for ¤£$/~,....
.....,~/$£ entropy. £$/~,.....
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.......,~/ and then, when the circuit closes, the /~,.......
........,~ arrow is forced to do your bidding! ~,........
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.......... of course, you're also irreversably ..........
.......... draining time from the universe, but ..........
.......... yeah. ..........
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.......... the danger is a runaway spell - if the ..........
........., filament of your canal is too weak, or ,.........
........,~ the potential is high enough to escape ~,........
.......,~/ any self-closing mechanisms - a breach. /~,.......
......,~/$ $/~,......
.....,~/$£ 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. #@@¤£$/~,.
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...,~/$£¤@ 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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