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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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