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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. &£*†»:,,,,
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,,,,,,:»†* 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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