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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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