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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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§§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨                   *$*                    §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨§§                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨ WELL.  IT IS  WHAT IT  IS. A DYING ART.. ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨           MAYBE FOR THE BEST.            ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
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