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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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¨§¨§§¨§§§§                                          §§¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨§§§¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨¨§§§¨§
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¨¨§¨§¨§§§¨                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨§¨