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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.              ,,,,§,§§,,
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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).                 ,,,,,,,,,,
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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.                 §,§§,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,§§ AND  THEN, WHEN THE CIRCUIT  CLOSES, THE ,,§,§§,,,,
,,,,,,,,§, ARROW  IS  FORCED  TO DO  YOUR  BIDDING! ,,,,§§§,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,    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. ,,,,,§,§§,
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§,,,,,,,§,     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.       ,,§,,§,,,,
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,,,§,§§,,, 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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