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