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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 §§§§,,,§§§
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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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