#@@¤¤*/-., ,.-/*¤¤@@# #@@¤¤*/-., ,.-/*¤¤@@# @@¤¤¤*/-., ,.-/*¤¤¤@@ @¤¤***/-., ,.-/***¤¤@ #@@¤¤*/-., ,.-/*¤¤@@# #@@¤¤*/-., *¤ *¤* ¤* ,.-/*¤¤@@# ¤¤¤*-,,,,, *¤*¤¤--, ,--*¤¤*¤* ,,,,,-*¤¤¤ @¤*/-,,,,, *¤ *¤ ... ,, 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. ,,../**¤¤@ @@@¤¤*/-., ,.-/*¤¤@@@ @@¤¤¤*/-., ,.-/*¤¤¤@@ @@¤¤¤*/-., ,.-/*¤¤¤@@ ¤*-.,,,,,, ,,,,,,.-*¤ ##@¤¤*/-., ,.-/*¤¤@## ¤*///--,,, ,,,--///*¤