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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.              ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^^
^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^
~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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^^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ^%^                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^^
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^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WELL. IT  IS WHAT IT  IS. A DYING  ART.. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^
^^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨            MAYBE FOR THE BEST.           ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^^
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