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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. ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                   *@*                    ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ WELL.  IT IS  WHAT IT IS. A  DYING ART.. ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§           MAYBE FOR THE BEST.            ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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