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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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