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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.           ¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨§§¨