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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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¨@@¨@@¨@¨¨ @@¨@¨@@@@¨
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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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