,,,,,~/%&&                                          &&%/~,,,,,
,,,,,,~/%&                                          &%/~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/%                                          %/~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~/                                          /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~                                          ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~/                 %& %&% &%                /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/%          %&%&&~~,    ,~~%&&%&%           %/~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~/%& %&  %&  ,,,  ,,  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.            /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/%                                          %/~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~/%&                                          &%/~,,,,,,
,,,,,~/%&&                                          &&%/~,,,,,
,,,,~/%&&#                                          #&&%/~,,,,
,,,~/%&&##                                          ##&&%/~,,,
,,~/%&&###                                          ###&&%/~,,