¨¨¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨§§¨                *% *%* %*                 ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§           *%*%%««¨    ¨««*%%*%*          ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§ *%  *%  ^^^  ¨¨  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.            ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨