,,-~***£@# #@£***~-,,
,,,-~***£@ @£***~-,,,
,,,,-~***£ £***~-,,,,
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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. @£***~-,,,
,,,,-~***£ £***~-,,,,
,,,,,-~*** ***~-,,,,,
,,,,,,-~** **~-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-~* *~-,,,,,,,
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