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,,~*†%¤£@# †% †% ,,, ,, MAGIC ,, ,,, %† %† #@£¤%†*~,,
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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). @@£¤%†*~,,
,,~*†%£@## ##@£%†*~,,
,,~*†%¤£@# 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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