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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 ,,~\$%#@##
@#%$$\~,,, arrow is forced to do your bidding! ,,,~\$$%#@
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##@#%$\~,, of course, you're also irreversably ,,~\$%#@##
####%$\~,, draining time from the universe, but ,,~\$%####
##@#%$\~,, yeah. ,,~\$%#@##
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#%\~~,,,,, the danger is a runaway spell - if the ,,,,,~~\%#
##@#%$\~,, filament of your canal is too weak, or ,,~\$%#@##
##@#%$\~,, the potential is high enough to escape ,,~\$%#@##
@@@#%$\~,, any self-closing mechanisms - a breach. ,,~\$%#@@@
##@#%$\~,, ,,~\$%#@##
##@#%$\~,, these are usually catastrophic. ,,~\$%#@##
##@#%$\~,, although many are local, they stay ,,~\$%#@##
####%$\~,, active until closed off by counter ,,~\$%####
#$~,,,,,,, spells (hard to pull off) or there's no ,,,,,,,~$#
##@#%$\~,, more energy to fall through. ,,~\$%#@##
###@#%\~,, ,,~\%#@###
###$$\\~,, 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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