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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.                  ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
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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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@¨@¨@¨@@¨@                   *$*                    ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
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@¨@¨@¨@@¨@                                          ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ well. it is what  it  is. a  dying art.. ¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@            maybe for the best.           ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
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