¨^~~*^^¤¤& &¤¤^^*~~^¨
¨^~*^¤&@@# #@@&¤^*~^¨
¨^~*^¤&@@# #@@&¤^*~^¨
¨^~*^¤&@@# #@@&¤^*~^¨
¨^~*^¤&@@@ @@@&¤^*~^¨
¨¨¨¨^*^&&& ^¤ ^¤^ ¤^ &&&^*^¨¨¨¨
¨¨^^~^^¤¤@ ^¤^¤¤~~¨ ¨~~^¤¤^¤^ @¤¤^^~^^¨¨
¨^~*^¤&@## ^¤ ^¤ ^^^ ¨¨ 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. &¤¤*^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^~*^¤&@@# #@@&¤^*~^¨
¨^~*^¤&@## ##@&¤^*~^¨
¨^~*^¤&@## ##@&¤^*~^¨
¨^~*^¤&@@# #@@&¤^*~^¨
¨^~*^¤&@@# #@@&¤^*~^¨
¨¨¨^~~~^¤& &¤^~~~^¨¨¨