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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. ^;«:,,,,,,
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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). @@¤^;«:,,,
,,:«;^¤@@# #@@¤^;«:,,
,:«;^¤@@## 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. #@@¤^;«:,,
,:«;^¤@@## ##@@¤^;«:,
,,:«;^¤@@# #@@¤^;«:,,
,,,:«;^¤@@ ^¤¤ ^ ^ ¤¤^ @@¤^;«:,,,
,,,,:«;^¤@ @¤^;«:,,,,
,,,,,:«;^¤ ¤^;«:,,,,,
,,,,,,:«;^ 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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