-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ %* %*% *% ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ %*%**--¨ ¨--%**%*% ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ %* %* ^^^ ¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-
;-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-;
%;-^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-;%
*%;-^¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨^-;%*