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