¨§¨§¨§¨§§§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§§§§§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§§¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§§¨§¨§¨§
§§§¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§§§§
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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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