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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.              §§,,§§,,,,
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§§§§§§§,,§ 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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§,,,,,,§§, 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.       §§§§§§§§§§
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§§§§§§§§§§ 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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