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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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¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨¨                                          #¨¨##¨#¨##