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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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#¨###¨#¨#¨               §&& § § &&§                #¨#¨#¨#¨##
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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. #¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨######¨¨¨                                          ¨###¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨                                          ##¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨
¨##¨¨¨¨##¨                    §&§                   #¨#¨##¨¨¨¨
¨#¨#¨¨¨#¨#                                          #####¨#¨¨¨
¨####¨¨###                                          ¨¨¨¨¨###¨¨
¨#¨¨¨#¨#¨¨ well. it is  what it is. a  dying  art.. #¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨
¨##¨¨####¨            maybe for the best.           ¨#¨¨¨##¨##
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