¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-
^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^
*^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^*
&*^-~¨¨¨¨¨ *& *&* &* ¨¨¨¨¨~-^*&
&&*^-~¨¨¨¨ *&*&&--¨ ¨--*&&*&* ¨¨¨¨~-^*&&
@&&*^-~¨¨¨ *& *& ~~~ ¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨~-^*&
*^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^*
^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^
-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨