,^«/*%§### ###§%*/«^,
,,^«/*%§## ##§%*/«^,,
,,,^«/*%§# #§%*/«^,,,
,,,,^«/*%§ §%*/«^,,,,
,,,^«/*%§# #§%*/«^,,,
,,^«/*%§## *% *%* %* ##§%*/«^,,
,^«/*%§### *%*%%««, ,««*%%*%* ###§%*/«^,
,,^«/*%§## *% *% ^^^ ,, 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. ##§%*/«^,,
,,,^«/*%§# #§%*/«^,,,
,,,,^«/*%§ §%*/«^,,,,
,,,^«/*%§# #§%*/«^,,,
,,^«/*%§## ##§%*/«^,,
,^«/*%§### ###§%*/«^,
,,^«/*%§## ##§%*/«^,,