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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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@,@,,@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,