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,,,,,,~«==                 =$ =$= $=                ==«~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«=           =$=$$««,    ,««=$$=$=          =«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~« =$  =$  ~~~  ,,  MAGIC  ,,  ~~~  $=   $= «~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~           =$=$$««,    ,««$$=$=           ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                 =$ =$= $=                ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,    MAGIC IS ABOUT BEING UNACCOUNTABLE,   ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF  THE ACTION ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY  EXPLOITING A ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,       KIND OF GRAVITY, CALLED THE        ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,              ARROW OF TIME.              ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, THINGS IN THIS  UNIVERSE ALWAYS SEEK THE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL  IS ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~« GRADUALLY LOST  INTO  LESSER FORMS (SUCH «~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«=                 AS HEAT).                =«~,,,,,,,
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,,,,,~«==$     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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,,,,,,,,,,               =$$ = = $$=                ,,,,,,,,,,
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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. #@$==«~,,,
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,,,,,,~«==                    =$=                   ==«~,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,~ WELL. IT IS WHAT IT  IS.  A  DYING ART.. ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,            MAYBE FOR THE BEST.           ,,,,,,,,,,
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