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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. ¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@¨@¨@@¨ ¨¨¨@@¨¨¨¨¨
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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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