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