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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).                ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨     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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§¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨                %££ % % ££%               ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
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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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