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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 £§*---~,,,
,~-*=§£@## 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! ###@£§=*-~
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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. ##@£§=*-~,
,~-*=§£££@ @£££§=*-~,
,~-*=§§§£@ 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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