,,^»:*@@ @@#&*:»^,,
,^»:*@@# #@@#&*:»^,
,,^»:*@@ @@#&*:»^,,
,,,^»:*@ @#&*:»^,,,
,,^»:*@@ @@#&*:»^,,
,^»:*@@# *& *&* &* #@@#&*:»^,
,,^»:*@@ *&*&&»», ,»»*&&*&* @@#&*:»^,,
,,,^»:*@ *& *& ^^^ ,, 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. #@@#&*:»^,
,,^»:*@@ @@#&*:»^,,
,,,^»:*@ @#&*:»^,,,
,,^»:*@@ @@#&*:»^,,
,^»:*@@# #@@#&*:»^,
,,^»:*@@ @@#&*:»^,,
,,,^»:*@ @#&*:»^,,,