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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. ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
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¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
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§¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨ WELL.  IT IS WHAT  IT IS.  A DYING ART.. ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨           MAYBE FOR THE BEST.            ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
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