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