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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).                 ##¶@§*^=^,
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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.       @**=,,,,,,
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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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