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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). ###*/-,¨¨¨
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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. #%%%%*/-,¨
¨,-/**%%%# #%%%**/-,¨
¨,-/*%#### 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. ###%*//-,¨
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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. ####%*/-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-*# #*-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-/**## 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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