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¨-~\§$@@## §$§$$~~¨ ¨~~§$$§$§ ##@@$§\~-¨
¨¨¨¨¨--\$@ §$ §$ --- ¨¨ magic ¨¨ --- $§ $§ @$\--¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-~\$$@@ §$§$$~~¨ ¨~~$$§$§ @@$$\~-¨¨¨
¨-~\§$@@## §$ §$§ $§ ##@@$§\~-¨
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¨-~\§§§§$@ magic is about being unaccountable, @$§§§§\~-¨
¨-~\§$@@@# about removing the source of the action #@@@$§\~-¨
¨-~\§$@@## from yourself. it works by exploiting a ##@@$§\~-¨
¨¨¨¨~§§$@@ kind of gravity, called the @@$§§~¨¨¨¨
¨-~\§$@@## arrow of time. ##@@$§\~-¨
¨¨¨¨--\$$@ @$$\--¨¨¨¨
¨-~\§$@@@# things in this universe always seek the #@@@$§\~-¨
¨¨¨-\§§$@@ least energetic state. all potential is @@$§§\-¨¨¨
¨-~\§§§$$@ gradually lost into lesser forms (such @$$§§§\~-¨
¨¨¨¨¨~\$@# 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. @@§\~~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~§§@# #@§§~¨¨¨¨¨
¨-~\§$@@## ##@@$§\~-¨
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¨-~\§$@@## ##@@$§\~-¨
¨-~\§$@@## the danger is a runaway spell - if the ##@@$§\~-¨
¨-~\§$@@## filament of your canal is too weak, or ##@@$§\~-¨
¨-~\§$@@## the potential is high enough to escape ##@@$§\~-¨
¨-~\§$@@## any self-closing mechanisms - a breach. ##@@$§\~-¨
¨--~\\§$@@ @@$§\\~--¨
¨¨¨~~\§@@# 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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