,,,,,~§%@@ @@%§~,,,,,
,,,,~//§%¤ ¤%§//~,,,,
,,,,,,:/%¤ ¤%/:,,,,,,
,,,::~§§§¤ ¤§§§~::,,,
,:~/§%¤@@# #@@¤%§/~:,
,:~/§%¤@@# §% §%§ %§ #@@¤%§/~:,
,,,,,,~~§¤ §%§%%~~, ,~~§%%§%§ ¤§~~,,,,,,
,,,,~/§%¤@ §% §% ::: ,, 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. @@@¤%§/~:,
,:~/§%¤¤¤@ @¤¤¤%§/~:,
,:~/§%¤@@# #@@¤%§/~:,
,:~/§%¤@@# #@@¤%§/~:,
,:~/§%¤@@# #@@¤%§/~:,
,:~/§%@@## ##@@%§/~:,
,:~/§%¤@@# #@@¤%§/~:,