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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.                 *$†~-.....
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.......-~† And Then,  When The Circuit  Closes, The †~-.......
........-~ Arrow  Is  Forced To  Do  Your  Bidding! ~-........
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........-~    Of Course, You'Re Also Irreversably   ~-........
.......-~† Draining Time  From  The  Universe,  But †~-.......
......-~†$                   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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