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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.            §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§§                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§§                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§§                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§