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¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§          %$%$$==¨    ¨==%$$%$%           §§§§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§§§§¨¨§¨ %$  %$   :::  ¨¨  MAGIC  ¨¨  :::  $%  $% ¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨
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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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¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨     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.       §¨§§§¨¨§¨§
§§§§§§¨§¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨ 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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