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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). ,^=^*§##@#
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##@#§*^=^, 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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#§§§^==,,, 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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