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#¨##¨##¨#¨ %& %&% &% ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨ %&%&&--¨ ¨--%&&%&% ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨##¨##¨#¨ %& %& ... ¨¨ magic ¨¨ ... &% &% ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨ %&%&&--¨ ¨--&&%&% ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨##¨##¨#¨ %& %&% &% ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨ ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨##¨##¨#¨ 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. ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨ ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨##¨##¨#¨ ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨ %&& % % &&% ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨##¨##¨#¨ ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨ ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨##¨##¨#¨ 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. ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨##¨##¨#¨ ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨ ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨##¨##¨#¨ %&% ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨ ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨##¨##¨#¨ ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨ well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨##¨##¨#¨ maybe for the best. ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨ ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨##¨##¨#¨ ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨ ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
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