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