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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.              §,§,§,§§,,
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§,§,§,§§,§ THINGS  IN THIS UNIVERSE ALWAYS SEEK THE §,§,§,§§,,
§,§,§,,§,§ LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL  IS §,§,§,,§,§
§,§,§,§§,§ GRADUALLY  LOST INTO  LESSER FORMS (SUCH §,§,§,§§,,
§,§,§,,§,§                 AS HEAT).                §,§,§,,§,§
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§,§,§,,§,§     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! §,§,§,§§,,
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§,§,§,§§,§   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. §,§,§,,§,§
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§,§,§,,§,§      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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§,§,§,§§,§                   *§*                    §,§,§,§§,,
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§,§,§,,§,§ WELL.  IT IS  WHAT IT IS.  A DYING ART.. §,§,§,,§,§
§,§,§,§§,§            MAYBE FOR THE BEST.           §,§,§,§§,,
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