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,,,,,,,,,, *%  *%  ~~~   ,,  MAGIC  ,,  ~~~  %*  %* ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~«*   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).                &%**«~,,,,
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,,,,,,~«**     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.                 ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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 «~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«*                   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. &%**«~,,,,
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,,,,,,~«**     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.       ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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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