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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).                ¨¨§§§§¨§¨§
¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§§§§
§¨¨§§§§¨§§     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.                   ¨§§§¨¨§¨§¨
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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. §§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨§§§¨§§§§
¨¨¨§¨¨§§§¨      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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