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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. ##@#§=^~^¨
¨¨^~^=§#@# #@#§=^~^¨¨
¨^~^=§#@## 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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¨¨^~^=§#@# maybe for the best. #@#§=^~^¨¨
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