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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. *%\=,¨¨¨¨¨
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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. ##&*%\=,¨¨
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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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