,:~†^£¤@## ##@¤£^†~:,
,,:~†^£¤@# #@¤£^†~:,,
,:~†^£¤@## ##@¤£^†~:,
,,:~†^£¤@# #@¤£^†~:,,
,:~†^£¤@## ##@¤£^†~:,
,,:~†^£¤@# ^£ ^£^ £^ #@¤£^†~:,,
,:~†^£¤@## ^£^££~~, ,~~^££^£^ ##@¤£^†~:,
,,:~†^£¤@# ^£ ^£ ::: ,, 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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