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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). ####&*:«:,
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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. ####**:«:,
,:«:***&&& &&&***:«:,
,,,,«****& 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. ###&**:«:,
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,:«:**&### WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. ###&**:«:,
,:«:**&### MAYBE FOR THE BEST. ###&**:«:,
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