@$*†-^¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨^-†*$@
$*†-^¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨^-†*$
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-†*
$*†-^¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨^-†*$
@$*†-^¨¨¨¨ in that case the outcome depends on the ¨¨¨¨^-†*$@
#@$*†-^¨¨¨ spell. small-scale breaches might not ¨¨¨^-†*$@#
##@$*†-^¨¨ even be noticeable by the uninitiated; ¨¨^-†*$@##
###@$*†-^¨ but a spell might also very well bring ¨^-†*$@###
##@$*†-^¨¨ about the heat death of the universe. ¨¨^-†*$@##
#@$*†-^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^-†*$@#
@$*†-^¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨^-†*$@
$*†-^¨¨¨¨¨ *$* ¨¨¨¨¨^-†*$
*†-^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-†*
†-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-†
-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-
†-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ maybe for the best. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-†
*†-^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-†*
$*†-^¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨^-†*$
@$*†-^¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨^-†*$@
#@$*†-^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^-†*$@#
##@$*†-^¨¨ ¨¨^-†*$@##
###@$*†-^¨ ¨^-†*$@###