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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). ¶¶¶§*§:»:,
,:»:§***§¶ ¶§***§:»:,
,:»:§*§¶## 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. #§§**§:»:,
,:»:§*§¶## ##¶§*§:»:,
,:»:§§¶### 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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