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@$^^»-,,,, ,,,,-»^^$@
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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. ,,-»^^$@@@
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@$^^»-,,,, ,,,,-»^^$@
@@$^^»-,,, ^$^ ,,,-»^^$@@
@@@$^^»-,, ,,-»^^$@@@
#@@@$^^»-, ,-»^^$@@@#
@@@$^^»-,, well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ,,-»^^$@@@
@@$^^»-,,, maybe for the best. ,,,-»^^$@@
@$^^»-,,,, ,,,,-»^^$@
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