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§§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§§§§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨§§¨¨§§
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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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