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,,~:=£#### 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 ###&£=:~,,
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,,~:=£&&## magic then, is creating tunnels, ##&&£=:~,,
,,,~::=££& specific and intricate canals, for this &££=::~,,,
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,,~:=£&&## 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 ###&£=:~,,
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,,~:=£&### the danger is a runaway spell - if the ###&£=:~,,
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,,,,,~==&# 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 ###&£=:~,,
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,,,,,,,:=& 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.. #&=:~,,,,,
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