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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 ##@@@§^-.,
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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. @§-,,,,,,,
,.-^§@@@## ##@@@§^-.,
,,,.-^^^§@ 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. @@@§--,,,,
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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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