,,,,::;;%& &%;;::,,,,
,:~;*%&@## ##@&%*;~:,
,:~;*%%%@# #@%%%*;~:,
,::~~~**%@ @%**~~~::,
,:~;*%&@## ##@&%*;~:,
,,,:;;*%@# *% *%* %* #@%*;;:,,,
,:~;*%&@## *%*%%~~, ,~~*%%*%* ##@&%*;~:,
,,,,,,~*&# *% *% ::: ,, 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. ##@&%*;~:,
,:~;*%&@## ##@&%*;~:,
,,,,,:;;%& &%;;:,,,,,
,:~;*%&@## ##@&%*;~:,
,:~;*%%%&& &&%%%*;~:,
,,,,,:;%%& &%%;:,,,,,
,:~;;**&@# #@&**;;~:,