.~-\^*&@## ##@&*^\-~.
.~-\^*&@@# #@@&*^\-~.
.~-\^*&@## ##@&*^\-~.
.~-\^*&@## ##@&*^\-~.
.~-\^^^&@# #@&^^^\-~.
......~\*@ ^* ^*^ *^ @*\~......
.~-\^*## ^*^**--. .--^**^*^ ###&*^\-~.
.~-\^*&@## ^* ^* ~~~ .. 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. @*^\~.....
.~-\\^**@# #@**^\\-~.
.~-\^*&@## ##@&*^\-~.
.~-\^*&@## ##@&*^\-~.
.~-\^^*& #&&*^^\-~.
.~-\^*&@## ##@&*^\-~.
.~-\^*&@@# #@@&*^\-~.