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¨~=:$§@### about removing the source of the action ###@§$:=~¨
¨~=:$§@### from yourself. it works by exploiting a ###@§$:=~¨
¨¨¨~==$§§@ kind of gravity, called the @§§$==~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨=::$$@ arrow of time. @$$::=¨¨¨¨
¨~=:$$$§## ##§$$$:=~¨
¨~=:$§@@@@ things in this universe always seek the @@@@§$:=~¨
¨~=:$§@### least energetic state. all potential is ###@§$:=~¨
¨¨¨¨¨=$§§# gradually lost into lesser forms (such #§§$=¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~::$§@ as heat). @§$::~¨¨¨¨
¨~=:$$§@## ##@§$$:=~¨
¨~=:$§@### magic then, is creating tunnels, ###@§$:=~¨
¨¨¨¨=$§§@# specific and intricate canals, for this #@§§$=¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=$@@ to happen in a controlled manner. think @@$=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨~=:$§@### of it as setting an elaborate trap for ###@§$:=~¨
¨~=$§@#### entropy. ####@§$=~¨
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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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¨~=:$§@### the danger is a runaway spell - if the ###@§$:=~¨
¨¨~=::§§@@ filament of your canal is too weak, or @@§§::=~¨¨
¨~=:$§#### the potential is high enough to escape ####§$:=~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~:§## any self-closing mechanisms - a breach. ##§:~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨~=:$§@### these are usually catastrophic. ###@§$:=~¨
¨~=:::$§@# although many are local, they stay #@§$:::=~¨
¨¨¨=::$§## active until closed off by counter ##§$::=¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨=$@# spells (hard to pull off) or there's no #@$=¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~=:$§@### more energy to fall through. ###@§$:=~¨
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¨~=:$§@### in that case the outcome depends on the ###@§$:=~¨
¨~=:$§@### spell. small-scale breaches might not ###@§$:=~¨
¨¨¨~=:$$@# even be noticeable by the uninitiated; #@$$:=~¨¨¨
¨¨¨~::$@## but a spell might also very well bring ##@$::~¨¨¨
¨~=:$§@### about the heat death of the universe. ###@§$:=~¨
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¨~=:$§@### ###@§$:=~¨
¨~=:$§@### well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ###@§$:=~¨
¨¨¨¨~:$@## maybe for the best. ##@$:~¨¨¨¨
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