,,,,,,,.-^ ^-.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,.-^= =^-.,,,,,,
,,,,,.-^=* *=^-.,,,,,
,,,,.-^=*§ §*=^-.,,,,
,,,.-^=*§£ £§*=^-.,,,
,,.-^=*§£# =* =*= *= #£§*=^-.,,
,.-^=*§£## =*=**--, ,--=**=*= ##£§*=^-.,
,,.-^=*§£# =* =* ... ,, 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. #£§*=^-.,,
,.-^=*§£## ##£§*=^-.,
,,.-^=*§£# #£§*=^-.,,
,,,.-^=*§£ £§*=^-.,,,
,,,,.-^=*§ §*=^-.,,,,
,,,,,.-^=* *=^-.,,,,,
,,,,,,.-^= =^-.,,,,,,