,~~^§*££@# #@££*§^~~,
,~~^§**£££ £££**§^~~,
,,,~^§§**£ £**§§^~,,,
,~~^§*££@# #@££*§^~~,
,~~^§*££@# #@££*§^~~,
,~~^§*£@## §* §*§ *§ ##@£*§^~~,
,,,~^^^§££ §*§**~~, ,~~§**§*§ ££§^^^~,,,
,,,,~§§§*£ §* §* ~~~ ,, 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. ££££*§^~~,
,,,,,~^**£ £**^~,,,,,
,~~^§*££@# #@££*§^~~,
,~~^§*££@@ @@££*§^~~,
,~~^§*£££@ @£££*§^~~,
,~~^§*£@## ##@£*§^~~,
,~~^§****£ £****§^~~,