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,,§,§§,§,§                 %$ %$% $%                §,§§,§,§,§
,§§,,§,§,,          %$%$$~~,    ,~~%$$%$%           §,,§,§,§,§
,,§,§§,§,§ %$  %$  ^^^  ,,   MAGIC  ,,  ^^^  $%  $% §,§§,§,§,§
,§§,,§,§,,           %$%$$~~,    ,~~$$%$%           §,,§,§,§,§
,,§,§§,§,§                %$ %$% $%                 §,§§,§,§,§
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,,§,§§,§,§    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.              §,§§,§,§,§
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,,§,§§,§,§ 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.                 §,,§,§,§,§
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,§§,,§,§,, 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.                   §,§§,§,§,§
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,§§,,§,§,,               %$$ % % $$%                §,,§,§,§,§
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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. §,,§,§,§,§
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,§§,,§,§,,      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.       §,,§,§,§,§
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,§§,,§,§,, 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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