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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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.....,«†%§ WELL. IT  IS WHAT IT IS.  A  DYING ART.. §%†«,.....
......,«†%           MAYBE FOR THE BEST.            %†«,......
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