¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ %¤ %¤% ¤% ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ %¤%¤¤~~¨ ¨~~%¤¤%¤% ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
/~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ %¤ %¤ ,,, ¨¨ 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. ¨,~/%¤##
##&¤%/~,¨¨ ¨¨,~/%¤#
#&¤%/~,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,~/%¤
&¤%/~,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,~/%¤&
¤%/~,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,~/%¤
%/~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/%
/~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/