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§†/--..... †§ †§† §† .....--/†§
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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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#@#¤§†/--. 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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