,,«**%@@## ##@@%**«,,
,,«**%@#@# #@#@%**«,,
,,«**%@#@@ @@#@%**«,,
,,«**%@##@ @##@%**«,,
,,«**%@#@# #@#@%**«,,
,,«**%@@#@ *% *%* %* @#@@%**«,,
,,«**%@### *%*%%««, ,««*%%*%* ###@%**«,,
,,,,,**%@@ *% *% ,,, ,, 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. ##%*,,,,,,
,,«**%@@## ##@@%**«,,
,,,,«*%%@@ @@%%*«,,,,
,,«**%@#@# #@#@%**«,,
,«**%@#@## ##@#@%**«,
,,««««*@@# #@@*««««,,
,,,,,*%@@@ @@@%*,,,,,