¶$†=~:,,,, ,,,,:~=†$¶
$†=~:,,,,, ,,,,,:~=†$
†=~:,,,,,, ,,,,,,:~=†
=~:,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,:~=
~:,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,:~
:,,,,,,,,, †$ †$† $† ,,,,,,,,,:
,,,,,,,,,, †$†$$~~, ,~~†$$†$† ,,,,,,,,,,
:,,,,,,,,, †$ †$ ::: ,, 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. ,,,,,,,,,:
~:,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,:~
=~:,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,:~=
†=~:,,,,,, ,,,,,,:~=†
$†=~:,,,,, ,,,,,:~=†$
¶$†=~:,,,, ,,,,:~=†$¶
#¶$†=~:,,, ,,,:~=†$¶#