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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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