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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.                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=
*=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨               †§§ † † §§†                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=*
†*=^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=*†
§†*=^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^=*†§
§§†*=^¨¨¨¨ 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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=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    †§†                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=
*=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=*
†*=^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=*†
§†*=^¨¨¨¨¨ well. it is what  it  is.  a dying art.. ¨¨¨¨¨^=*†§
§§†*=^¨¨¨¨            maybe for the best.           ¨¨¨¨^=*†§§
£§§†*=^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^=*†§§£
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