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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. ,,,&&,,&&,
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,&&&,,&&&& 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. ,,,&&,,&&&
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&&&&&&&&&& ,,,&&&&,,&
&&&&&&&&&& ^*^ &&,,&&,,,,
,&&&&&&&&& ,,,,,,,&&,
,,&&&&&&&& &&&&&&,,,,
&,,&&&&&&& well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ,&&&&,,&&&
,,,,&&&&&, maybe for the best. ,,&&,,,,&&
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