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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.              ¤%:«,.....
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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. %:«,......
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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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