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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.                 .§.§.§.§.§
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.§§.§§.§.§ 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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.§§.§§.§.§ well. it  is what it is. a  dying  art.. .§.§.§.§.§
..§..§.§.§            maybe for the best.           .§.§.§.§.§
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