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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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@&&&/~,,,, ,,,,~/&&&@
@@&&//-~,, $&& $ $ &&$ ,,~-//&&@@
#@@&&$/-~, ,~-/$&&@@#
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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 ,,,,,~/&&@
#@@&&$/-~, more energy to fall through. ,~-/$&&@@#
@@&&&$/-~, ,~-/$&&&@@
@@@&&$/-~, in that case the outcome depends on the ,~-/$&&@@@
##@&&$/-~, spell. small-scale breaches might not ,~-/$&&@##
##@@&&$-~, even be noticeable by the uninitiated; ,~-$&&@@##
@@@&&$/-~, but a spell might also very well bring ,~-/$&&@@@
@&&$$-,,,, about the heat death of the universe. ,,,,-$$&&@
&$$/~,,,,, ,,,,,~/$$&
#@@&&$/-~, ,~-/$&&@@#
@@@&&$/-~, $&$ ,~-/$&&@@@
&$$--~,,,, ,,,,~--$$&
#@@&&$/-~, ,~-/$&&@@#
@&&&&$/-~, well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ,~-/$&&&&@
&&$--,,,,, maybe for the best. ,,,,,--$&&
&&$/-,,,,, ,,,,,-/$&&
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