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¨§§§¨§§§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨§
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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.           ¨§¨§§¨¨§§§
¨¨¨§§¨§§¨¨                                          §§§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§§§§§¨§§
¨§§§¨§§§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨§
§¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨§§§
§¨§¨§¨¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§§¨¨¨
§§§§§¨§¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨¨§¨¨§