,:-=^*&### ###&*^=-:,
,:-=^*&#@# #@#&*^=-:,
,,,,:-=^*& &*^=-:,,,,
,:::-=*&&# #&&*=-:::,
,:-=^*&#@# #@#&*^=-:,
,:-=^*&#@# ^* ^*^ *^ #@#&*^=-:,
,:-=^*&### ^*^**--, ,--^**^*^ ###&*^=-:,
,:-=^*&@## ^* ^* ::: ,, 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. &**^==-,,,
,,,,-==*## ##*==-,,,,
,:-=^*&#@# #@#&*^=-:,
,:-=^*&#@# #@#&*^=-:,
,,,,,:=^&# #&^=:,,,,,
,:-=^*&#@# #@#&*^=-:,
,:-=^*&#@@ @@#&*^=-:,