§§§¨§§§§§§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨¨§§¨
§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§§§¨§§§
§§§§§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨                 †$ †$† $†                §¨¨¨¨¨§§§§
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§          †$†$$~~¨    ¨~~†$$†$†           §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨§§§ †$  †$  ...  ¨¨  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.            §¨¨¨§¨§§§¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨§§§¨¨§
§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§§§¨§§§
§§§§§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§§§§