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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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