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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 @¤¤$$$*»^,
,,,^**$¤¤¤ THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE ¤¤¤$**^,,,
,,,,,»*$¤@ ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS - A BREACH. @¤$*»,,,,,
,,^»»$¤¤¤@ @¤¤¤$»»^,,
,^»*$¤¤@@# THESE ARE USUALLY CATASTROPHIC. #@@¤¤$*»^,
,^»*$¤@@## ALTHOUGH MANY ARE LOCAL, THEY STAY ##@@¤$*»^,
,,,^^**$¤@ ACTIVE UNTIL CLOSED OFF BY COUNTER @¤$**^^,,,
,^»*$¤¤@@@ SPELLS (HARD TO PULL OFF) OR THERE'S NO @@@¤¤$*»^,
,,,^^^*¤¤@ MORE ENERGY TO FALL THROUGH. @¤¤*^^^,,,
,,,,»*¤¤@@ @@¤¤*»,,,,
,,,,»»$¤¤¤ IN THAT CASE THE OUTCOME DEPENDS ON THE ¤¤¤$»»,,,,
,,,,,^**$¤ SPELL. SMALL-SCALE BREACHES MIGHT NOT ¤$**^,,,,,
,^»*$$$$$¤ EVEN BE NOTICEABLE BY THE UNINITIATED; ¤$$$$$*»^,
,,,,^*¤¤¤@ BUT A SPELL MIGHT ALSO VERY WELL BRING @¤¤¤*^,,,,
,^»*$¤¤@@@ ABOUT THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE. @@@¤¤$*»^,
,^»*$¤¤@@@ @@@¤¤$*»^,
,^»*$¤¤@@# #@@¤¤$*»^,
,,,^*$$¤¤@ $¤$ @¤¤$$*^,,,
,^»*$¤¤@@# #@@¤¤$*»^,
,,,^^*¤¤@@ @@¤¤*^^,,,
,^»*$¤¤@@# WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. #@@¤¤$*»^,
,^»*$¤¤@@# MAYBE FOR THE BEST. #@@¤¤$*»^,
,^»*$¤¤@@# #@@¤¤$*»^,
,^»*$¤¤@@# #@@¤¤$*»^,
,^»*$¤¤@@# #@@¤¤$*»^,
,^»*$¤¤@@# #@@¤¤$*»^,
,,^^»»»$¤¤ ¤¤$»»»^^,,
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