,-~\§*#£@# #@£#*§\~-,
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,-~\§#£@## ##@£#§\~-,
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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. £*\\\\\~-,
,,,,,-~\*# #*\~-,,,,,
,-\§*#£@## ##@£#*§\-,
,,,,-\\§## §** § § **§ ##§\\-,,,,
,-~\§***#@ @#***§\~-,
,-~\§*#£## ##£#*§\~-,
,-~\§*#£@# 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. @@£#*§\~-,
,-~\§§§**# #**§§§\~-,
,,,~\\§§§# #§§§\\~,,,
,-~\\§**££ §*§ ££**§\\~-,
,-~\§*#£@# #@£#*§\~-,
,,,,~§*### ###*§~,,,,
,,,~~§*### well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ###*§~~,,,
,-~\§*#£@# maybe for the best. #@£#*§\~-,
-~\§*#£@## ##@£#*§\~-
,,,,~§§§#£ £#§§§~,,,,
,-~\§*#£@@ @@£#*§\~-,
,-~\§*#£@# #@£#*§\~-,
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