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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§   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.                   ¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨
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§¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨§¨ 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. §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
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¨¨§§§¨¨¨§¨            MAYBE FOR THE BEST.           ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
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