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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. ¨§§¨¨¨§¨§¨
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§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                    *¤*                   ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
§¨¨¨§§§§§¨                                          §§¨§§¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§ WELL. IT IS  WHAT  IT IS. A DYING  ART.. ¨§§¨§¨§¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨           MAYBE FOR THE BEST.            §¨§§§§§¨¨§
§§¨§¨¨§§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
¨§§§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨¨§§§§§
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§§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨§¨¨§§§
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