,:»/*%&#@# #@#&%*/»:,
,:»/**%&&# #&&%**/»:,
,,,,,»*&&& &&&*»,,,,,
,:»/*%&### ###&%*/»:,
,:»*%&#@## ##@#&%*»:,
,,,,,::»*& *% *%* %* &*»::,,,,,
,:»»»»*%&@ *%*%%»», ,»»*%%*%* @&%*»»»»:,
,,,,,:/%%# *% *% ::: ,, 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. &*»,,,,,,,
,:»/*%&#@# #@#&%*/»:,
,:»/**%%%& &%%%**/»:,
,:»/*%&#@# #@#&%*/»:,
,:»/%&#@## ##@#&%/»:,
,,,,,»»/%# #%/»»,,,,,
,:»»»/%&&& &&&%/»»»:,