,,»\$§¶### ###¶§$\»,,
,,,»\$§¶## ##¶§$\»,,,
,,,,»\$§¶# #¶§$\»,,,,
,,,,,»\$§¶ ¶§$\»,,,,,
,,,,,,»\$§ §$\»,,,,,,
,,,,,,,»\$ $$ $$$ $$ $\»,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,»\ $$$$$»», ,»»$$$$$$ \»,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,»\$ $$ $$ ,,, ,, magic ,, ,,, $$ $$ $\»,,,,,,,
,,,,,,»\$§ $$$$$»», ,»»$$$$$ §$\»,,,,,,
,,,,,»\$§¶ $$ $$$ $$ ¶§$\»,,,,,
,,,,»\$§¶# #¶§$\»,,,,
,,,»\$§¶## 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. ##¶§$\»,,,
,,,,»\$§¶# #¶§$\»,,,,
,,,,,»\$§¶ ¶§$\»,,,,,
,,,,,,»\$§ §$\»,,,,,,
,,,,,,,»\$ $\»,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,»\ \»,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,»\$ $\»,,,,,,,