,,,=*†&§## ##§&†*=,,,
,,,,=*†&§# #§&†*=,,,,
,,,,,=*†&§ §&†*=,,,,,
,,,,,,=*†& &†*=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=*† †*=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,=* †& †&† &† *=,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=*† †&†&&==, ,==†&&†&† †*=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=*†& †& †& ,,, ,, 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. #§&†*=,,,,
,,,,,=*†&§ §&†*=,,,,,
,,,,,,=*†& &†*=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=*† †*=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,=* *=,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=*† †*=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=*†& &†*=,,,,,,