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