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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 ¤¤%»»:¨¨¨¨
¨:»/%$¤@## of it as setting an elaborate trap for ##@¤$%/»:¨
¨:»/%$¤¤¤# entropy. #¤¤¤$%/»:¨
¨:»/%$¤@## ##@¤$%/»:¨
¨:»/%$¤### and then, when the circuit closes, the ###¤$%/»:¨
¨:»/%$¤¤@# arrow is forced to do your bidding! #@¤¤$%/»:¨
¨:::»//$@# #@$//»:::¨
¨¨¨¨»/%¤@# 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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