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†==,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,==†
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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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