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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^†
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#&†^«,¨¨¨¨ GRADUALLY LOST INTO LESSER FORMS (SUCH ¨¨¨¨,«^†
##&†^«,¨¨¨ AS HEAT). ¨¨¨,«^†#
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###&†^«,¨¨ 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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«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨,«^†&
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####&†^«,¨ ACTIVE UNTIL CLOSED OFF BY COUNTER ¨,«^†###
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^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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