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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.              ###§%%/«^,
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,^«/%%§### 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.                 @%%%/^^,,,
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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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