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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! ##@@£%=«,,
,,,,,,==%@ @%==,,,,,,
,,,««=£@@@ of course, you're also irreversably @@@£=««,,,
,,«««=%@@# draining time from the universe, but #@@%=«««,,
,,«=%£@@@@ yeah. @@@@£%=«,,
,,«=%%%£@# #@£%%%=«,,
,,«=%£@### ###@£%=«,,
,,,,=%%££@ %££ % % ££% @££%%=,,,,
,,,,«=£££@ @£££=«,,,,
,,«=%£@@## ##@@£%=«,,
,,«=%£@@## 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. @@££%%=«,,
,,,,,==££@ @££==,,,,,
,,«=%£@@## ##@@£%=«,,
,,«=%£@### %£% ###@£%=«,,
,,,,,«%%@# #@%%«,,,,,
,,«=%£@@## ##@@£%=«,,
,,«=%£@@## well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ##@@£%=«,,
,,«=%£@@## maybe for the best. ##@@£%=«,,
,,,,,==£@# #@£==,,,,,
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