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