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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ †%% † † %%† ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-
\-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-\
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ †%† ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-
\-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-\
†\-:¨¨¨¨¨¨ well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ¨¨¨¨¨¨:-\†
%†\-:¨¨¨¨¨ maybe for the best. ¨¨¨¨¨:-\†%
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