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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. ¨¨@¨@@¨¨@¨
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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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@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ *%* ¨¨@¨@@¨¨@¨
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@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ ¨¨@¨@@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. ¨@@¨¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ MAYBE FOR THE BEST. ¨¨@¨@@¨¨@¨
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