,,~*$%@###                                          ###@%$*~,,
,,,~*$%@##                                          ##@%$*~,,,
,,,,~*$%@#                                          #@%$*~,,,,
,,,,,~*$%@                                          @%$*~,,,,,
,,,,,,~*$%                                          %$*~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*$                 $% $%$ %$                $*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~*           $%$%%~~,    ,~~$%%$%$          *~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*$ $%  $%  ,,,  ,,  MAGIC   ,,  ,,,  %$  %$ $*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~*$%           $%$%%~~,    ,~~%%$%$           %$*~,,,,,,
,,,,,~*$%@                 $% $%$ %$                @%$*~,,,,,
,,,,~*$%@#                                          #@%$*~,,,,
,,,~*$%@##   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.           ##@%$*~,,,
,,,,~*$%@#                                          #@%$*~,,,,
,,,,,~*$%@                                          @%$*~,,,,,
,,,,,,~*$%                                          %$*~,,,,,,
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