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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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