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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.              #£@$†/«.,,
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,,.«/†$@£# 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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