,,~~~††*¤@ @¤*††~~~,,
,,,,~†**@@ @@**†~,,,,
,~~†*¤@@@# #@@@¤*†~~,
,,,,,~~*¤@ @¤*~~,,,,,
,~~†*¤@@## ##@@¤*†~~,
,,,,~†*¤¤@ *¤ *¤* ¤* @¤¤*†~,,,,
,,,,,,~*¤@ *¤*¤¤~~, ,~~*¤¤*¤* @¤*~,,,,,,
,~~†*¤@@@@ *¤ *¤ ~~~ ,, 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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