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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.       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†
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&=†~,¨¨¨¨¨  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.. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†=
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