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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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§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§¨¨
§§§§¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨¨¨§§§§¨§§                                          §§§¨§§§§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨§§¨