,,,,~%***# #***%~,,,,
,,~*%*£#@@ @@#£*%*~,,
,,,,,,*%££ ££%*,,,,,,
,,~*%*£#@# #@#£*%*~,,
,,~*%*£#@@ @@#£*%*~,,
,,,,,,,**£ %* %*% *% £**,,,,,,,
,,,,~***## %*%**~~, ,~~%**%*% ##***~,,,,
,,~*%*£### %* %* ,,, ,, 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. @##£*%*~,,
,,,,,,~**# #**~,,,,,,
,,~*%*£#@# #@#£*%*~,,
,,~*%*£@## ##@£*%*~,,
,,,,,~**£@ @£**~,,,,,
,,,,,~*%*# #*%*~,,,,,
,,,,,,,~%£ £%~,,,,,,,