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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). #££*:»,,,,
,,,,,»:*££ ££*:»,,,,,
,,,,,,»:*£ 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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