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