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§^=»,¨¨¨¨¨ ^§^§§»»¨ ¨»»^§§^§^ ¨¨¨¨¨,»=^§
^=»,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^§ ^§ ,,, ¨¨ magic ¨¨ ,,, §^ §^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,»=^
=»,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^§^§§»»¨ ¨»»§§^§^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,»=
»,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^§ ^§^ §^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,»
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨,»=^§@¶
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^§§ ^ ^ §§^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
»,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨,»=^§@¶
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#@¶@§^=»,¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^§^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
»,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ maybe for the best. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,»
=»,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,»=
^=»,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,»=^
§^=»,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,»=^§
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