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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. ¨¨¨,-=†%#@
#%†=-,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,-=†%#
%†=-,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,-=†%
†=-,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-=†
=-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-=
-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-
=-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-=