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&**†~,¨¨¨¨ ** ** ,,, ¨¨ MAGIC ¨¨ ,,, ** ** ¨¨¨¨,~†**&
**†~,¨¨¨¨¨ *****~~¨ ¨~~***** ¨¨¨¨¨,~†**
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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). ¨¨¨,~†**&#
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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! ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DRAINING TIME FROM THE UNIVERSE, BUT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ YEAH. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
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###&**†~,¨ 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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