,.-;$$@#@# #@#@$$;-.,
,,.-;$$@#@ @#@$$;-.,,
,.-;$$@#@# #@#@$$;-.,
,,.-;$$@#@ @#@$$;-.,,
,.-;$$@#@# #@#@$$;-.,
,,.-;$$@#@ $$ $$$ $$ @#@$$;-.,,
,.-;$$@#@# $$$$$--, ,--$$$$$$ #@#@$$;-.,
,,.-;$$@#@ $$ $$ ... ,, MAGIC ,, ... $$ $$ @#@$$;-.,,
,.-;$$@#@# $$$$$--, ,--$$$$$ #@#@$$;-.,
,,.-;$$@#@ $$ $$$ $$ @#@$$;-.,,
,.-;$$@#@# #@#@$$;-.,
,,.-;$$@#@ 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. #@#@$$;-.,
,,.-;$$@#@ @#@$$;-.,,
,.-;$$@#@# #@#@$$;-.,
,,.-;$$@#@ $$$ @#@$$;-.,,
,.-;$$@#@# #@#@$$;-.,
,,.-;$$@#@ @#@$$;-.,,
,.-;$$@#@# WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. #@#@$$;-.,
,,.-;$$@#@ MAYBE FOR THE BEST. @#@$$;-.,,
,.-;$$@#@# #@#@$$;-.,
,,.-;$$@#@ @#@$$;-.,,
,.-;$$@#@# #@#@$$;-.,
,,.-;$$@#@ @#@$$;-.,,
,.-;$$@#@# #@#@$$;-.,
,,.-;$$@#@ @#@$$;-.,,