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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.                 ,§§,§§,§,,
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§,§§,§§,§, 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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§,,§,,§,§, 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.       ,§§,§§,§,,
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§,§§,§§,§, 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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