,,,,,,=:%$ $%:=,,,,,,
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,,,,,=:%$§ %$ %$% $% §$%:=,,,,,
,,,,=:%$§@ %$%$$==, ,==%$$%$% @§$%:=,,,,
,,,=:%$§@# %$ %$ ... ,, 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. @§$%:=,,,,
,,,,,=:%$§ §$%:=,,,,,
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,,,,,,=:%$ WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. $%:=,,,,,,
,,,,,=:%$§ MAYBE FOR THE BEST. §$%:=,,,,,
,,,,=:%$§@ @§$%:=,,,,
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