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#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨###¨¨#¨#
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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). ¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨ ¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨ 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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