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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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,,§,§,,§,, 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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,,§§§§,,,, WELL. IT IS  WHAT  IT IS. A DYING  ART.. §,,§§§§,§§
,§,,,§,,,,           MAYBE FOR THE BEST.            §,§,,,§§,§
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