,~«^^§@#@#                                          #@#@§^^«~,
,,~«^^§@#@                                          @#@§^^«~,,
,~«^^§@#@#                                          #@#@§^^«~,
~«^^§@#@##                                          ##@#@§^^«~
,~«^^§@#@#                                          #@#@§^^«~,
,,~«^^§@#@                ^§ ^§^ §^                 @#@§^^«~,,
,~«^^§@#@#           ^§^§§««,    ,««^§§^§^          #@#@§^^«~,
~«^^§@#@## ^§  ^§   ~~~  ,,  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.           @#@§^^«~,,
,~«^^§@#@#                                          #@#@§^^«~,
~«^^§@#@##                                          ##@#@§^^«~
,~«^^§@#@#                                          #@#@§^^«~,
,,~«^^§@#@                                          @#@§^^«~,,
,~«^^§@#@#                                          #@#@§^^«~,
~«^^§@#@##                                          ##@#@§^^«~