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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. ¤¤¤..¤¤¤¤.
¤¤¤.¤..¤.. ...¤.¤...¤
...¤¤¤.¤¤. ¤..¤¤¤¤..¤
¤..¤..¤¤.¤ %@@ % % @@% ¤¤.¤...¤.¤
.¤.¤¤.¤.¤¤ ¤.¤¤¤..¤¤¤
¤¤¤¤.¤¤¤¤. .¤¤..¤.¤..
¤...¤¤...¤ 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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