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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). &%%†††---¨
¨-=†%&¶@## ##@¶&%†=-¨
¨-=†%$&¶¶@ magic then, is creating tunnels, @¶¶&$%†=-¨
¨-=††%%$&& specific and intricate canals, for this &&$%%††=-¨
¨-=†%%%&¶¶ 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! &%%†-¨¨¨¨¨
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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 ##@¶&%†=-¨
¨¨¨-††$$&@ spells (hard to pull off) or there's no @&$$††-¨¨¨
¨-=†%$&¶@@ more energy to fall through. @@¶&$%†=-¨
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¨¨--===%$¶ in that case the outcome depends on the ¶$%===--¨¨
¨-=†%$&&¶@ spell. small-scale breaches might not @¶&&$%†=-¨
¨-=†%%%&&¶ 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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