¨¨¨¨¨¨~«†=                                          =†«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«†                                          †«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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