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