,,«**%§@@# #@@§%**«,,
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,,,,,«*§§@ @§§*«,,,,,
,,,,,«**%§ §%**«,,,,,
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,,«**%§@@# *% *%* %* #@@§%**«,,
,,,,,««*%@ *%*%%««, ,««*%%*%* @%*««,,,,,
,,,,,,,**§ *% *% ,,, ,, MAGIC ,, ,,, %* %* §**,,,,,,,
,,,,,««*%§ *%*%%««, ,««%%*%* §%*««,,,,,
,,«**%%%@@ *% *%* %* @@%%%**«,,
,,«**%§@## ##@§%**«,,
,,«**%§@@@ 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. ##@§%**«,,
,,«**%§@@# #@@§%**«,,
,,,,«***§@ @§***«,,,,
,,,,,,««*§ *%% * * %%* §*««,,,,,,
,,,,«***§@ @§***«,,,,
,,,,,***§@ @§***,,,,,
,,«**%§@@@ 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. @@@§%**«,,
,,«*****§@ @§*****«,,
,,«**%§@## ##@§%**«,,
,,«**%§@@# *%* #@@§%**«,,
,,«**%§§§@ @§§§%**«,,
,,,,,,«*%@ @%*«,,,,,,
,,«**%@@## WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. ##@@%**«,,
,,,,«****§ MAYBE FOR THE BEST. §****«,,,,
,,,,,«*%§@ @§%*«,,,,,
,,,,****§@ @§****,,,,
,,«**%§@## ##@§%**«,,
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