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¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨& *@*@@~~¨ ¨~~*@@*@* ¨¨&¨¨¨&&¨&
¨&&¨&&&&&¨ *@ *@ ,,, ¨¨ 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. &¨&&&&&¨¨¨
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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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¨&&&&¨¨&&& 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! &¨&&&¨¨¨&&
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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. ¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨
&&&&¨¨&¨&& ¨¨¨&&¨¨¨¨&
¨¨¨&¨&&&¨¨ 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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