¨-»;*$§¶@@ @@¶§$*;»-¨
¨-»;*$$$¶¶ ¶¶$$$*;»-¨
¨-»;*$$§§@ @§§$$*;»-¨
¨-»;*$¶@## ##@¶$*;»-¨
¨-»;*$§¶@@ @@¶§$*;»-¨
¨¨--»;;;$§ *$ *$* $* §$;;;»--¨¨
¨-»;*$§§¶¶ *$*$$»»¨ ¨»»*$$*$* ¶¶§§$*;»-¨
¨-»;*$§¶@# *$ *$ --- ¨¨ 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. §*»¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨-»;*$§¶@# #@¶§$*;»-¨
¨-»;*$§¶@@ @@¶§$*;»-¨
¨-»;*$§¶@# #@¶§$*;»-¨
¨-»;****$¶ ¶$****;»-¨
¨-»;*$§¶@# #@¶§$*;»-¨
¨-»;*$§@## ##@§$*;»-¨