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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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