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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. -,,,,,,,,,
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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. @¤§^=-,,,,
,,,,,-=^§¤ ¤§^=-,,,,,
,,,,,,-=^§ 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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