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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. #@@§&%==,,
,,==%&§@## ##@§&%==,,
,,==%&§§§@ 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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,,==%&§@## 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. ##@§&%==,,
,,==%&§@## ##@§&%==,,
,,==%&§@## 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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