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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.              ¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨§§§
¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨§ 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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¨¨§§¨§¨¨§§                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§§¨