¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§§¨¨
¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                 *% *%* %*                ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨           *%*%%~~¨    ¨~~*%%*%*          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§§ *%   *%  ,,,  ¨¨  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.           ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨