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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 @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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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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