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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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