§¨§§¨¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§§¨§¨                $$ $$$ $$                 §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨¨§¨§¨          $$$$$««¨    ¨««$$$$$$           §¨§¨§§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§§¨§¨ $$   $$  ...  ¨¨  MAGIC  ¨¨  ...  $$  $$ §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨¨§¨§¨           $$$$$««¨    ¨««$$$$$           §¨§¨§§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§§¨§¨                $$ $$$ $$                 §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§§¨§¨    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.           §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§