¨¨¨¨¨¨--†§ §†--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨.-:†*§@@# #@@§*†:-.¨
¨.-:†*§@@# #@@§*†:-.¨
¨..-:††*§§ §§*††:-..¨
¨.-:†***@@ @@***†:-.¨
¨.-:†*§@@@ †* †*† *† @@@§*†:-.¨
¨¨¨¨¨.:†*§ †*†**--¨ ¨--†**†*† §*†:.¨¨¨¨¨
¨.-:††**@@ †* †* ... ¨¨ 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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