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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. *»,.......
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.......,»* things in this universe always seek the *»,.......
......,»*^ least energetic state. all potential is ^*»,......
.....,»*^* gradually lost into lesser forms (such *^*»,.....
....,»*^*@ as heat). @*^*»,....
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..,»*^*@@@ 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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