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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. ¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨
¨¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨ ¨&&&¨&¨¨¨¨
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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. ¨&&&&&¨&¨¨
&&¨¨&&&&&& &¨¨¨¨&&&¨&
¨&¨&¨¨¨¨¨& 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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