¨«/=%&@@## ##@@&%=/«¨ ¨¨«/=%&@@# #@@&%=/«¨¨ ¨«/=%&@@## ##@@&%=/«¨ ¨¨«/=%&@@# #@@&%=/«¨¨ ¨«/=%&@@## ##@@&%=/«¨ ¨¨«/=%&@@# =% =%= %= #@@&%=/«¨¨ ¨«/=%&@@## =%=%%««¨ ¨««=%%=%= ##@@&%=/«¨ ¨¨«/=%&@@# =% =% ... ¨¨ 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. #@@&%=/«¨¨ ¨«/=%&@@## ##@@&%=/«¨ ¨¨«/=%&@@# #@@&%=/«¨¨ ¨«/=%&@@## ##@@&%=/«¨ ¨¨«/=%&@@# #@@&%=/«¨¨ ¨«/=%&@@## ##@@&%=/«¨ ¨¨«/=%&@@# #@@&%=/«¨¨