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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.                   §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                %¤¤ % % ¤¤%               §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨ 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.            §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§