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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! ¨&¨&¨&&¨¨&
¨&¨&¨¨&¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨¨&¨&&
¨&¨&¨&&¨&¨ 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. ¨&¨&¨¨&¨&&
¨&¨&¨&&¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨&&¨¨&
¨&¨&¨¨&¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨¨&¨&&
¨&¨&¨&&¨&¨ †&† ¨&¨&¨&&¨¨&
¨&¨&¨¨&¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨¨&¨&&
¨&¨&¨&&¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨&&¨¨&
¨&¨&¨¨&¨&¨ WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. ¨&¨&¨¨&¨&&
¨&¨&¨&&¨&¨ MAYBE FOR THE BEST. ¨&¨&¨&&¨¨&
¨&¨&¨¨&¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨¨&¨&&
¨&¨&¨&&¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨&&¨¨&
¨&¨&¨¨&¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨¨&¨&&
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¨&¨&¨¨&¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨¨&¨&&
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