§§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§§§§§
¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§§¨¨¨                                          §§¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨§§¨§§§¨§                †% †%† %†                 ¨§§§§§§¨§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨§§          †%†%%»»¨    ¨»»†%%†%†           §§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨§§§¨§¨§¨ †%  †%  ...  ¨¨  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.            ¨§§§¨§¨§¨§
§§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§§§§§
¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§§¨¨¨                                          §§¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨§§¨§§§¨§                                          ¨§§§§§§¨§¨