¨,-^†@&### ###&@†^-,¨
¨¨,-^†@&## ##&@†^-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-^†@&# #&@†^-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-^†@& &@†^-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-^†@&# #&@†^-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-^†@&## †@ †@† @† ##&@†^-,¨¨
¨,-^†@&### †@†@@--¨ ¨--†@@†@† ###&@†^-,¨
¨¨,-^†@&## †@ †@ ,,, ¨¨ 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. ##&@†^-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-^†@&# #&@†^-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-^†@& &@†^-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-^†@&# #&@†^-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-^†@&## ##&@†^-,¨¨
¨,-^†@&### ###&@†^-,¨
¨¨,-^†@&## ##&@†^-,¨¨