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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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