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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.                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
§¨¨¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§§¨¨¨§¨               =§§ = = §§=                ¨¨¨¨§§§§§¨
§§¨¨§¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨
§§§¨§§§§§¨ 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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§§§¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
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¨§§¨§§§§¨§                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨§§