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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 &&†***.,,,
,.»»**$&## ENTROPY. ##&$**»».,
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,.»****$#@ ARROW IS FORCED TO DO YOUR BIDDING! @#$****».,
,.»*†$&@## ##@&$†*».,
,,,,»**$#@ OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY @#$**»,,,,
,.»*†$&### DRAINING TIME FROM THE UNIVERSE, BUT ###&$†*».,
,,,,..*$#@ YEAH. @#$*..,,,,
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,.»*†$&#@# FILAMENT OF YOUR CANAL IS TOO WEAK, OR #@#&$†*».,
,,,...»*†& THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE &†*»...,,,
,.»*†$&#@# ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS - A BREACH. #@#&$†*».,
,.»»»»†$&& &&$†»»»».,
,.»*†$$&#@ THESE ARE USUALLY CATASTROPHIC. @#&$$†*».,
,.»*†$$$&# ALTHOUGH MANY ARE LOCAL, THEY STAY #&$$$†*».,
,.»*†$&#@# ACTIVE UNTIL CLOSED OFF BY COUNTER #@#&$†*».,
,.»*†$&#@# SPELLS (HARD TO PULL OFF) OR THERE'S NO #@#&$†*».,
,.»*†$&#@# MORE ENERGY TO FALL THROUGH. #@#&$†*».,
,.»*†$#@## ##@#$†*».,
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,.»*†$&#@@ SPELL. SMALL-SCALE BREACHES MIGHT NOT @@#&$†*».,
,,,..**$&@ EVEN BE NOTICEABLE BY THE UNINITIATED; @&$**..,,,
,.»*††$&#@ BUT A SPELL MIGHT ALSO VERY WELL BRING @#&$††*».,
,,,...»»†& ABOUT THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE. &†»»...,,,
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