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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).                ,,,,,,,§§,
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§,§§§,§§§,     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.                 ,§§§§§,§,§
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,,,,,,§,§, AND  THEN, WHEN THE  CIRCUIT CLOSES, THE §,,,§,,,,§
,,,,,§§§§§ ARROW  IS  FORCED  TO  DO  YOUR BIDDING! §,,§§,,,§§
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,,,§§,,,,,   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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,,,§,§,§§§     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.       ,,,§,,§§,§
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,§§,,,§§§§ 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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