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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).                $†*~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~*†                                          †*~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~*     MAGIC THEN, IS CREATING TUNNELS,     *~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~*† SPECIFIC AND INTRICATE CANALS,  FOR THIS †*~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~*†$ 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 $†*~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~*†                  YEAH.                   †*~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨~~*†$§                                          §$†*~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~*†$§#                                          #§$†*~~¨¨¨
¨¨~~*†$§## 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. #§$†*~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~*†$§                                          §$†*~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~*†$     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. #§$†*~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~*†$§                                          §$†*~~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~~*†                                          †*~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~*†$ WELL.  IT IS WHAT  IT IS. A DYING  ART.. $†*~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~*†$§            MAYBE FOR THE BEST.           §$†*~~¨¨¨¨
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