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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 ##@£§*;=-,
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,-=;;;§§@# #@§§;;;=-,
,-=;*§£@## 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 ##@£§*;=-,
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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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