,§§,,§§§,§                                          ,,§,§§,,§,
§,§,§,§§,§                                          ,§§,,§,§§,
§,§,§,,§,§                                          §,§,§§,,§,
§,§,§,§§,§                                          §,§,,§,§§,
§,§,§,,§,§                                          §,§,§§,,§,
§,§,§,§§,§                 §$ §$§ $§                §,§,,§,§§,
§,§,§,,§,§           §$§$$««,    ,««§$$§$§          §,§,§§,,§,
§,§,§,§§,§ §$  §$  :::  ,,   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.            §,§,,§,§§,
§,§,§,,§,§                                          §,§,§§,,§,
§,§,§,§§,§                                          §,§,,§,§§,
§,§,§,,§,§                                          §,§,§§,,§,
§,§,§,§§,§                                          §,§,,§,§§,
§,§,§,,§,§                                          §,§,§§,,§,
§,§,§,§§,§                                          §,§,,§,§§,