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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.       §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨ 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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