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¨^«*%$#@## about removing the source of the action ##@#$%*«^¨
¨^«*%$#@## from yourself. it works by exploiting a ##@#$%*«^¨
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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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¨¨¨^***$## and then, when the circuit closes, the ##$***^¨¨¨
¨^«*%$#@## arrow is forced to do your bidding! ##@#$%*«^¨
¨¨¨¨^^^*$@ @$*^^^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^*$@@ of course, you're also irreversably @@$*^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^^*$# draining time from the universe, but #$*^^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^«*%$#@## yeah. ##@#$%*«^¨
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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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