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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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