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