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