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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. @@#%**~-..
...-~**%#@ @#%**~-...
....-~**%# 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. @@#%**~-..
.-~**%#@@# #@@#%**~-.
..-~**%#@@ 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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