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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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