¨¨§§§§§§¨§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨§§§§
§§¨¨¨¨§¨§§                                          §§¨§¨§¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§§§§§¨¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§§¨§§¨¨                *¤ *¤* ¤*                 §¨¨¨§§§¨§§
§§§¨§§¨§¨§          *¤*¤¤--¨    ¨--*¤¤*¤*           §¨¨§¨¨§§¨§
¨¨§§¨§§§§§ *¤   *¤  ---  ¨¨  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. §¨§¨§§¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§                                          §§§§¨§§§¨§
¨¨§§¨§§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§§¨¨§§§
¨§¨§§¨§§¨¨                   *¤*                    ¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
§§§¨§§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§§§§§¨§§
¨¨§§¨§§§¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§§¨ WELL. IT  IS  WHAT IT IS. A  DYING ART.. §¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨
§§§¨§¨§¨§§           MAYBE FOR THE BEST.            §¨¨¨§§§§¨¨
¨¨§§§§§§¨§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨§§§§
§§¨¨¨¨§¨§§                                          §§¨§¨§¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§§§§§¨¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨§§