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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 ,,,,,,-»:^
$^:»-,,,,, gradually lost into lesser forms (such ,,,,,-»:^$
§$^:»-,,,, as heat). ,,,,-»:^$§
@§$^:»-,,, ,,,-»:^$§@
#@§$^:»-,, magic then, is creating tunnels, ,,-»:^$§@#
##@§$^:»-, specific and intricate canals, for this ,-»:^$§@##
#@§$^:»-,, to happen in a controlled manner. think ,,-»:^$§@#
@§$^:»-,,, of it as setting an elaborate trap for ,,,-»:^$§@
§$^:»-,,,, entropy. ,,,,-»:^$§
$^:»-,,,,, ,,,,,-»:^$
^:»-,,,,,, 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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