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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 ¨:~=†¤¤###
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#¤¤†=~:¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨:~=†¤¤
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###¤¤†=~:¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨:~=†¤¤
#¤¤†=~:¨¨¨ active until closed off by counter ¨¨¨:~=†¤¤#
##¤¤†=~:¨¨ spells (hard to pull off) or there's no ¨¨:~=†¤¤##
###¤¤†=~:¨ 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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