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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. ~~........
.......~~; ;~~.......
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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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