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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. #&&**~~¨¨¨
¨~~;*&&&&& &&&&&*;~~¨
¨~~;*&&@## ##@&&*;~~¨
¨~~;*&&### *&* ###&&*;~~¨
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¨¨¨~~~*&@@ @@&*~~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~*& WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. &*~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~~;*&&@## MAYBE FOR THE BEST. ##@&&*;~~¨
¨~~;*&&&&# #&&&&*;~~¨
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