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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. @@,,,,,@,,
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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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,,,,@@@,,@ *&& * * &&* ,,@,,,,,@,
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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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