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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-:%
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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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:-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-:
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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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