,,,-~/%@§@                                          @§@%/~-,,,
,,-~/%@§@#                                          #@§@%/~-,,
,-~/%@§@##                                          ##@§@%/~-,
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,,,,-~/%@§                %@ %@% @%                 §@%/~-,,,,
,,,,,-~/%@           %@%@@~~,    ,~~%@@%@%          @%/~-,,,,,
,,,,,,-~/% %@  %@  ---  ,,  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.                  §@%/~-,,,,
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,,,,,,-~/%                                          %/~-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-~/                %@@ % % @@%               /~-,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,-~/                                          /~-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-~/% 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. @%/~-,,,,,
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,,-~/%@§@#                   %@%                    #@§@%/~-,,
,-~/%@§@##                                          ##@§@%/~-,
,,-~/%@§@#                                          #@§@%/~-,,
,,,-~/%@§@ WELL.  IT IS WHAT  IT IS. A  DYING ART.. @§@%/~-,,,
,,,,-~/%@§           MAYBE FOR THE BEST.            §@%/~-,,,,
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