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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. ¨.==†%¤@##
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##@¤%†==.¨ 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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