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