,.-/*%@¶## ##¶@%*/-.,
,.-/*%@@@@ @@@@%*/-.,
,.-/*%@¶@# #@¶@%*/-.,
,.-/*%@@@@ @@@@%*/-.,
,,,.///%@@ @@%///.,,,
,.-/*%@¶@# *% *%* %* #@¶@%*/-.,
,.-*%@¶@## *%*%%--, ,--*%%*%* ##@¶@%*-.,
,,,.--/*@¶ *% *% ... ,, 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. @%/.,,,,,,
,.-/*%@¶@# #@¶@%*/-.,
,.-/*%@¶@# #@¶@%*/-.,
,,,,,-**@¶ ¶@**-,,,,,
,,,.//%%%¶ ¶%%%//.,,,
,.-/*%%@¶¶ ¶¶@%%*/-.,
,,..//*%%@ @%%*//..,,