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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 &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ 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. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ 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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