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