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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. ##££%†^~,,
,,~^†%££££ ££££%†^~,,
,,,~~††££# #££††~~,,,
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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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