§¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§§¨§¨
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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.            ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨