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¨§§¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§
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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.           ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§¨¨¨§§§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
¨§¨¨§¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
§§¨§§¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨
¨§§¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§
§¨§§¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§§§¨§§
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨