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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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