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§¨§§¨§¨§§¨ =%  =%  ^^^  ¨¨  MAGIC   ¨¨  ^^^  %=  %= ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨           =%=%%~~¨    ¨~~%%=%=           §§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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§¨§§¨§¨§§¨   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! ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
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§¨§§¨§¨§§¨   OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY    ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨ DRAINING TIME  FROM  THE  UNIVERSE,  BUT §§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§§¨                   YEAH.                  ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
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§¨§§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
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§¨§§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§§¨ 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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