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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).                 §§,,§,,§,§
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,§§,§,§,§,     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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