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,,.=;§$&@# #@&$§;=.,,
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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 $§;=.,,,,,
,,,,,,.=;§ entropy. §;=.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.=; ;=.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.= and then, when the circuit closes, the =.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,. arrow is forced to do your bidding! .,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,. of course, you're also irreversably .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.= draining time from the universe, but =.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.=; yeah. ;=.,,,,,,,
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,,,,.=;§$& §$$ § § $$§ &$§;=.,,,,
,,,.=;§$&@ @&$§;=.,,,
,,.=;§$&@# #@&$§;=.,,
,.=;§$&@## 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. &$§;=.,,,,
,,,,,.=;§$ $§;=.,,,,,
,,,,,,.=;§ these are usually catastrophic. §;=.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.=; although many are local, they stay ;=.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.= active until closed off by counter =.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,. spells (hard to pull off) or there's no .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, more energy to fall through. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,.= in that case the outcome depends on the =.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.=; spell. small-scale breaches might not ;=.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,.=;§ even be noticeable by the uninitiated; §;=.,,,,,,
,,,,,.=;§$ but a spell might also very well bring $§;=.,,,,,
,,,,.=;§$& about the heat death of the universe. &$§;=.,,,,
,,,.=;§$&@ @&$§;=.,,,
,,.=;§$&@# #@&$§;=.,,
,.=;§$&@## §$§ ##@&$§;=.,
,,.=;§$&@# #@&$§;=.,,
,,,.=;§$&@ @&$§;=.,,,
,,,,.=;§$& well. it is what it is. a dying art.. &$§;=.,,,,
,,,,,.=;§$ maybe for the best. $§;=.,,,,,
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