¨¨¨¨¨¨,**# #**,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~**&&&&# #&&&&**~,¨
¨,~**&#### ####&**~,¨
¨,~**&#@## ##@#&**~,¨
¨,~**&#@## ##@#&**~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~*&@ *& *&* &* @&*~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~~**&&@@ *&*&&~~¨ ¨~~*&&*&* @@&&**~~,¨
¨,~**&#@## *& *& ,,, ¨¨ 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. ##@#&**~,¨
¨,~**&#@## ##@#&**~,¨
¨,~**&#@## ##@#&**~,¨
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