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@@@#$$*~-, $$ $$ --- ,, magic ,, --- $$ $$ ,-~*$$#@@@
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#@@#$$*~-, ,-~*$$#@@#
##@@$$*~-, magic is about being unaccountable, ,-~*$$@@##
#$$$~-,,,, about removing the source of the action ,,,,-~$$$#
@@$$$~,,,, from yourself. it works by exploiting a ,,,,~$$$@@
#$*-,,,,,, kind of gravity, called the ,,,,,,-*$#
##@#$$*~-, arrow of time. ,-~*$$#@##
@###$$*~-, ,-~*$$###@
#$$*~,,,,, things in this universe always seek the ,,,,,~*$$#
#@@#$$*~-, least energetic state. all potential is ,-~*$$#@@#
##@#$$*~-, gradually lost into lesser forms (such ,-~*$$#@##
@#$*~--,,, as heat). ,,,--~*$#@
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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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#@@#$$*~-, ,-~*$$#@@#
@@@#$$*~-, the danger is a runaway spell - if the ,-~*$$#@@@
#@@#$$*~-, filament of your canal is too weak, or ,-~*$$#@@#
@$$***~,,, the potential is high enough to escape ,,,~***$$@
@#$$**~--, any self-closing mechanisms - a breach. ,--~**$$#@
#@@#$$*~-, ,-~*$$#@@#
@$$**~~-,, these are usually catastrophic. ,,-~~**$$@
@#$*~,,,,, although many are local, they stay ,,,,,~*$#@
##@#$$*~-, active until closed off by counter ,-~*$$#@##
@@#$~~,,,, spells (hard to pull off) or there's no ,,,,~~$#@@
@@@#$$*~-, more energy to fall through. ,-~*$$#@@@
#@@#$$*~-, ,-~*$$#@@#
@$$$$*-,,, in that case the outcome depends on the ,,,-*$$$$@
@@@#$$*~-, 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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