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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! ,,=/§@####
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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. ,,=/§@¤###
#¤¤@/,,,,, ,,,,,/@¤¤#
###¤@§/=,, 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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