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†«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«†
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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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##@¤*†«:¨¨                                          ¨¨:«†*¤@##
#@¤*†«:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:«†*¤@#
@¤*†«:¨¨¨¨ well. it is what it  is.  a dying  art.. ¨¨¨¨:«†*¤@
¤*†«:¨¨¨¨¨           maybe for the best.            ¨¨¨¨¨:«†*¤
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