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,,,=/%¤£## ##£¤%/=,,,
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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! =,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, of course, you're also irreversably ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, draining time from the universe, but ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,= yeah. =,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,=/ /=,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=/% %/=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=/%¤ %¤¤ % % ¤¤% ¤%/=,,,,,,
,,,,,=/%¤£ £¤%/=,,,,,
,,,,=/%¤£# #£¤%/=,,,,
,,,=/%¤£## 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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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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. ¤%/=,,,,,,
,,,,,=/%¤£ £¤%/=,,,,,
,,,,=/%¤£# #£¤%/=,,,,
,,,=/%¤£## %¤% ##£¤%/=,,,
,,=/%¤£### ###£¤%/=,,
,,,=/%¤£## ##£¤%/=,,,
,,,,=/%¤£# well. it is what it is. a dying art.. #£¤%/=,,,,
,,,,,=/%¤£ maybe for the best. £¤%/=,,,,,
,,,,,,=/%¤ ¤%/=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=/% %/=,,,,,,,
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