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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). =-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~-=% %=-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~-=%% 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. -~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ %%% % % %%% ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. %%=-~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~-=% %=-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-= =-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~- %%% -~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ maybe for the best. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~- -~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨