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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 ¨¨,«†%%@¶#
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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 ¨,«†%%@¶##
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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 ¨¨,«†%%@¶#
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