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