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¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
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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! ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨   OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY    ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§§ DRAINING TIME  FROM  THE  UNIVERSE,  BUT ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§                   YEAH.                  ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
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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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