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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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