,,~*†&£@@# #@@£&†*~,,
,,,~*†&£@@ @@£&†*~,,,
,,,,~*†&£@ @£&†*~,,,,
,,,,,~*†&£ £&†*~,,,,,
,,,,,,~*†& &†*~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*† †& †&† &† †*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~* †&†&&~~, ,~~†&&†&† *~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ †& †& ,,, ,, 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. †*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~*†& &†*~,,,,,,
,,,,,~*†&£ £&†*~,,,,,
,,,,~*†&£@ @£&†*~,,,,
,,,~*†&£@@ @@£&†*~,,,
,,~*†&£@@# #@@£&†*~,,
,,,~*†&£@@ @@£&†*~,,,