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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 ..^-\=*£##
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##£*=\-^.. as heat). ..^-\=*£##
#£*=\-^... ...^-\=*£#
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*=\-^..... 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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##£*=\-^.. 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. ..........
.......... ..........
.......... 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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