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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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