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,.=:*&§@@# MAGIC IS ABOUT BEING UNACCOUNTABLE, #@@§&*:=.,
,.=:*&§@## ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION ##@§&*:=.,
,.=:*&§@## FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A ##@§&*:=.,
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,.=:***&&§ ARROW OF TIME. §&&***:=.,
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,.=:*&§@## THINGS IN THIS UNIVERSE ALWAYS SEEK THE ##@§&*:=.,
,.=:*&§@## LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS ##@§&*:=.,
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,.=:*&§@## 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 POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE #§*::=..,,
,.=:*&§@## ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS - A BREACH. ##@§&*:=.,
,.=:*&§@## ##@§&*:=.,
,,,,,,.:*§ THESE ARE USUALLY CATASTROPHIC. §*:.,,,,,,
,.=:*&§@## ALTHOUGH MANY ARE LOCAL, THEY STAY ##@§&*:=.,
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,.=:*&§@## SPELLS (HARD TO PULL OFF) OR THERE'S NO ##@§&*:=.,
,.=:*&&§@@ MORE ENERGY TO FALL THROUGH. @@§&&*:=.,
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,.=:*&§@## BUT A SPELL MIGHT ALSO VERY WELL BRING ##@§&*:=.,
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