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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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,,,,,,,,,^ *¤* ^,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,^ ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^» WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. »^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»; MAYBE FOR THE BEST. ;»^,,,,,,,
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,,,,,^»;*¤ ¤*;»^,,,,,
,,,,^»;*¤@ @¤*;»^,,,,
,,,^»;*¤@# #@¤*;»^,,,
,,^»;*¤@## ##@¤*;»^,,
,^»;*¤@### ###@¤*;»^,