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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! §¨§§¨§§¨¨§
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§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§    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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