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,§,§§,,,,,          *&*&&~~,    ,~~*&&*&*           §,§§,,§,,,
,,,§§§,,,, *&  *&  ^^^  ,,  MAGIC  ,,  ^^^   &*  &* ,,§§§,,§,,
,,,§,§§,,,           *&*&&~~,    ,~~&&*&*           ,,§,§§,,§,
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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.              ,,,§,§§,,,
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,,§§§,,§,, THINGS  IN THIS UNIVERSE ALWAYS SEEK THE ,§,,,§,§§,
,,§,§§,,§, LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL  IS ,,§,,,,§§§
§,,,§§§,,§ GRADUALLY LOST  INTO LESSER FORMS  (SUCH ,,,§,,,§,§
§§,,§,§§,,                AS HEAT).                 ,,,,§,,,,§
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,§§§,,§,§§     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.                 §§,,,,,,,,
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,,§,,,,§§§ AND  THEN, WHEN THE CIRCUIT  CLOSES, THE ,§§§,,,,,,
,,,§,,,§,§ ARROW IS  FORCED  TO  DO  YOUR  BIDDING! ,§,§§,,,,,
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,,,,,§,,,§    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. ,,,,,,,,§,
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§,§§,,,§§§      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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,,,,,,§,§§ 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. §,,,,,,,§§
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,,,,§§§,,, WELL. IT IS  WHAT IT IS.  A DYING  ART.. ,,,§,§§,,,
,,,,§,§§,,            MAYBE FOR THE BEST.           ,,,,,§§§,,
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