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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! ¨¨¨¨,«*@@@
#§*«««««,¨ ¨,«««««*§#
##@§@*^«,¨ 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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