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,,,,,,,,^» %% %% ^^^ ,, MAGIC ,, ^^^ %% %% »^,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,^»;% %% %%% %% %;»^,,,,,,
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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. #@¶%%;»^,,
,,,^»;%%¶@ @¶%%;»^,,,
,,,,^»;%%¶ 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. ;»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^»;% %;»^,,,,,,
,,,,,^»;%% 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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,,,,,^»;%% %%% % % %%% %%;»^,,,,,
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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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