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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 ####@*=«-,
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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 #@@*===«-,
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,,,,-««=*@ more energy to fall through. @*=««-,,,,
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,-«==*@### 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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