¨¨^=:†*@ @#&*†:=^¨¨
¨^=:†*@# #@#&*†:=^¨
¨¨^=:†*@ @#&*†:=^¨¨
¨¨¨^=:†* #&*†:=^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=:†*& &*†:=^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^=:†* †* †*† *† #&*†:=^¨¨¨
¨¨^=:†*@ †*†**==¨ ¨==†**†*† @#&*†:=^¨¨
¨^=:†*@# †* †* ^^^ ¨¨ 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. #@#&*†:=^¨
¨¨^=:†*@ @#&*†:=^¨¨
¨¨¨^=:†* #&*†:=^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=:†*& &*†:=^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^=:†* #&*†:=^¨¨¨
¨¨^=:†*@ @#&*†:=^¨¨
¨^=:†*@# #@#&*†:=^¨