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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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