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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. ,,,,,,~~*#
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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. ,,~:*%#@@#
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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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