,,,,~~:*&¶ ¶&*:~~,,,,
,,,~~:*&¶# #¶&*:~~,,,
,,~~:*&¶## ##¶&*:~~,,
,~~:*&¶### ###¶&*:~~,
,,~~:*&¶## ##¶&*:~~,,
,,,~~:*&¶# *& *&* &* #¶&*:~~,,,
,,,,~~:*&¶ *&*&&~~, ,~~*&&*&* ¶&*:~~,,,,
,,,,,~~:*& *& *& ~~~ ,, 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. #¶&*:~~,,,
,,~~:*&¶## ##¶&*:~~,,
,~~:*&¶### ###¶&*:~~,
,,~~:*&¶## ##¶&*:~~,,
,,,~~:*&¶# #¶&*:~~,,,
,,,,~~:*&¶ ¶&*:~~,,,,
,,,,,~~:*& &*:~~,,,,,