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