,,,:-:$@## ##@$:-:,,,
,,,,:-:$@# #@$:-:,,,,
,,,,,:-:$@ @$:-:,,,,,
,,,,,,:-:$ $:-:,,,,,,
,,,,,:-:$@ @$:-:,,,,,
,,,,:-:$@# $@ $@$ @$ #@$:-:,,,,
,,,:-:$@## $@$@@--, ,--$@@$@$ ##@$:-:,,,
,,:-:$@### $@ $@ ::: ,, magic ,, ::: @$ @$ ###@$:-:,,
,:-:$@#### $@$@@--, ,--@@$@$ ####@$:-:,
,,:-:$@### $@ $@$ @$ ###@$:-:,,
,,,:-:$@## ##@$:-:,,,
,,,,:-:$@# 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. #@$:-:,,,,
,,,,,:-:$@ @$:-:,,,,,
,,,,,,:-:$ $:-:,,,,,,
,,,,,:-:$@ @$:-:,,,,,
,,,,:-:$@# #@$:-:,,,,
,,,:-:$@## ##@$:-:,,,
,,:-:$@### ###@$:-:,,