§§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§§¨¨¨§
¨§¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                 *@ *@* @*                §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§          *@*@@--¨    ¨--*@@*@*           ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§ *@  *@   ,,,  ¨¨  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.           ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§