,,,-^^%%&# #&%%^^-,,,
,-~^%§&@## ##@&§%^~-,
,-~^%§&@## ##@&§%^~-,
,,,,--~%§& &§%~--,,,,
,-~^%§§§&# #&§§§%^~-,
,,,,,~%&@@ %§ %§% §% @@&%~,,,,,
,,,,,~^§§@ %§%§§~~, ,~~%§§%§% @§§^~,,,,,
,,,,,-^^§& %§ %§ --- ,, 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. &§^~~~,,,,
,-~^%§&&@# #@&&§%^~-,
,,,,~^%§§@ @§§%^~,,,,
,,,,,-^§@@ @@§^-,,,,,
,,--~~^§@@ @@§^~~--,,
,,,~~^§§@@ @@§§^~~,,,
,-~^%§&@## ##@&§%^~-,