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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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,,:«**¤@@# *¤* #@@¤**«:,,
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,,:«**¤@@# #@@¤**«:,,
,,,:«**¤@@ WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. @@¤**«:,,,
,,,,:«**¤@ MAYBE FOR THE BEST. @¤**«:,,,,
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