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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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