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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. ,,,-«**¤¤@
##@¤@**«-, ,-«**@¤@##
¤@*--,,,,, 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. ,---****@@
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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. ,,--*****¤
¤@***-,,,, ,,,,-***@¤
##@¤@**«-, 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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