,,,,,,,,»/ /»,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,»/* */»,,,,,,,
,,,,,,»/*$ $*/»,,,,,,
,,,,,»/*$& &$*/»,,,,,
,,,,»/*$&@ @&$*/»,,,,
,,,»/*$&@# *$ *$* $* #@&$*/»,,,
,,»/*$&@## *$*$$»», ,»»*$$*$* ##@&$*/»,,
,,,»/*$&@# *$ *$ ,,, ,, 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. ##@&$*/»,,
,,,»/*$&@# #@&$*/»,,,
,,,,»/*$&@ @&$*/»,,,,
,,,,,»/*$& *$* &$*/»,,,,,
,,,,,,»/*$ $*/»,,,,,,
,,,,,,,»/* */»,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,»/ WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. /»,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,» MAYBE FOR THE BEST. »,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,» »,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,»/ /»,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,»/* */»,,,,,,,
,,,,,,»/*$ $*/»,,,,,,
,,,,,»/*$& &$*/»,,,,,