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