#@#§%*=«., ,.«=*%§#@#
#@#§%*=«., ,.«=*%§#@#
#@#§%*=«., ,.«=*%§#@#
§§§%*=«,,, ,,,«=*%§§§
##%**==«., ,.«==**%##
###§%*=«., *% *%* %* ,.«=*%§###
#@#§%*=«., *%*%%««, ,««*%%*%* ,.«=*%§#@#
§%==«...,, *% *% ... ,, 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. ,,,,.«**%§
@§§*==.,,, ,,,.==*§§@
@##§%*=«., ,.«=*%§##@
@@#§%*=«., ,.«=*%§#@@
##@#%*=«., ,.«=*%#@##
#%%==«,,,, ,,,,«==%%#
##@#%*=«., ,.«=*%#@##