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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 ,,,,,.~=*§
#§*=~.,,,, 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! ,,,,,,,.~=
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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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####§*=~., 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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§*=~.,,,,, maybe for the best. ,,,,,.~=*§
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