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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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