,,^~†%$&##                                          ##&$%†~^,,
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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.              ###&$%†~^,
,,^~†%$&##                                          ##&$%†~^,,
,,,^~†%$&# 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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,,,,,,,,^~                %$$ % % $$%               ~^,,,,,,,,
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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. &$%†~^,,,,
,,,^~†%$&#                                          #&$%†~^,,,
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,,,^~†%$&#                                          #&$%†~^,,,
,,,,^~†%$& WELL. IT IS  WHAT IT  IS.  A DYING ART.. &$%†~^,,,,
,,,,,^~†%$           MAYBE FOR THE BEST.            $%†~^,,,,,
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