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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.              ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§ 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! ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨   OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY    ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨ DRAINING  TIME  FROM THE  UNIVERSE,  BUT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                   YEAH.                  §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§      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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