@%§^~^,,,, ,,,,^~^§%@
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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. ,^~^§%@@@#
@@@@%§^~^, ,^~^§%@@@@
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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. ,,,,~§§%@@
@§~,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,~§@
@@@@%§^~^, 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. ,,,,,^~§@@
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#@@@%§^~^, §%§ ,^~^§%@@@#
@@@@%§^~^, ,^~^§%@@@@
@@@@%§^~^, ,^~^§%@@@@
@@@@%§^~^, well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ,^~^§%@@@@
##@@%§^~^, maybe for the best. ,^~^§%@@##
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