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&¨&&¨&¨&¨¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨
&¨¨&¨&¨&¨& ^$ ^$^ $^ ¨&¨&¨&¨&&¨
&¨&&¨&¨&¨¨ ^$^$$~~¨ ¨~~^$$^$^ ¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨
&¨¨&¨&¨&¨& ^$ ^$ ^^^ ¨¨ 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. ¨&¨&¨&¨&&¨
&¨&&¨&¨&¨¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨
&¨¨&¨&¨&¨& ¨&¨&¨&¨&&¨
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