,,,^-;§$@# #@$§;-^,,,
,,^-;§$@## ##@$§;-^,,
,^-;§$@### ###@$§;-^,
,,^-;§$@## ##@$§;-^,,
,,,^-;§$@# #@$§;-^,,,
,,,,^-;§$@ §$ §$§ $§ @$§;-^,,,,
,,,,,^-;§$ §$§$$--, ,--§$$§$§ $§;-^,,,,,
,,,,^-;§$@ §$ §$ ^^^ ,, 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. $§;-^,,,,,
,,,,^-;§$@ @$§;-^,,,,
,,,^-;§$@# #@$§;-^,,,
,,^-;§$@## §$§ ##@$§;-^,,
,^-;§$@### ###@$§;-^,
,,^-;§$@## ##@$§;-^,,
,,,^-;§$@# well. it is what it is. a dying art.. #@$§;-^,,,
,,,,^-;§$@ maybe for the best. @$§;-^,,,,
,,,,,^-;§$ $§;-^,,,,,
,,,,^-;§$@ @$§;-^,,,,
,,,^-;§$@# #@$§;-^,,,
,,^-;§$@## ##@$§;-^,,
,^-;§$@### ###@$§;-^,
,,^-;§$@## ##@$§;-^,,