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¨&&¨&¨¨¨¨& §$§$$--¨ ¨--§$$§$§ &¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨
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¨&¨&&¨&¨¨& §$ §$§ $§ ¨&&¨&&&¨&¨
&&&¨&&&¨&¨ &¨&&¨¨&&&¨
¨¨&&¨¨&&&¨ 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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¨&&&&&¨¨&& 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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¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨ &¨¨¨&¨&¨¨¨
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&&¨&¨¨&&&¨ 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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¨¨&&&¨¨&&¨ ¨¨¨&&&&¨&&
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&&¨&&&&&&¨ WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. ¨&&¨¨&¨&&&
¨&&¨¨¨¨¨&& MAYBE FOR THE BEST. &¨&¨&&&¨¨¨
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