,:«*%*§#@# #@#§*%*«:,
,:«*%*§#@# #@#§*%*«:,
,:«*%*§§## ##§§*%*«:,
,,,,,,:**§ §**:,,,,,,
,,,,«*%*#@ @#*%*«,,,,
,:«*%*§### %* %*% *% ###§*%*«:,
,:«*%*§### %*%**««, ,««%**%*% ###§*%*«:,
,,,,,:*%§# %* %* ::: ,, 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. #@#§*%*«:,
,,,,,«%**# #**%«,,,,,
,:«*%*§### ###§*%*«:,
,:«*%*§#@# #@#§*%*«:,
,:«*%*§#@# #@#§*%*«:,
,,,,«**%*# #*%**«,,,,
,,,««*%§§# #§§%*««,,,