#@#@%§;=,¨ ¨,=;§%@#@#
@#@%§;=,¨¨ ¨¨,=;§%@#@
#@%§;=,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,=;§%@#
@%§;=,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,=;§%@
%§;=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=;§%
§;=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ §% §%§ %§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=;§
;=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ §%§%%==¨ ¨==§%%§%§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=;
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ §% §% ,,, ¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=;§
%§;=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=;§%
@%§;=,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,=;§%@
#@%§;=,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,=;§%@#
@#@%§;=,¨¨ ¨¨,=;§%@#@
#@#@%§;=,¨ ¨,=;§%@#@#
@#@%§;=,¨¨ ¨¨,=;§%@#@