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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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.#.#.##.##               §¤¤ § § ¤¤§                #.#..#.#.#
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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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