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§,,,,,,§§§ =§  =§  ~~~  ,,  MAGIC  ,,   ~~~  §=  §= ,,§,,,,,§§
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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.              ,,,§§§,,,,
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,,§,,,,,§§ THINGS IN THIS UNIVERSE ALWAYS  SEEK THE §,,,,§§§,,
,,,§,,,,§, LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL  POTENTIAL IS §§,,,§,§§,
,,,,§,,,,, GRADUALLY  LOST INTO LESSER  FORMS (SUCH ,§§,,,,§§§
§,,,,§,,,,                AS HEAT).                 ,§§§,,,§,§
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,§§,,,,§,,     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.                 §§§,,,,§§§
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§§,,,§,§§, AND THEN,  WHEN  THE CIRCUIT CLOSES, THE ,,§§§,,,,§
,§§,,,,§§§ ARROW  IS  FORCED  TO  DO  YOUR BIDDING! ,,§,§§,,,§
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,§,§§,,,,§    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. ,§,,,,,,,,
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,,§§§,,,§§     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.       ,,,,,,,§,,
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,,,,,,,,§§ 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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§,,,,,,,,§ WELL.  IT IS WHAT IT IS.  A  DYING ART.. §§,,,,,§,§
§§,,,,,,,,           MAYBE FOR THE BEST.            §§§,,,,,,§
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