¨.~/§$#@##                                          ##@#$§/~.¨
¨¨.~/§$#@#                                          #@#$§/~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~/§$#@                                          @#$§/~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~/§$#                                          #$§/~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~/§$                                          $§/~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/§                §$ §$§ $§                 §/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/          §$§$$~~¨    ¨~~§$$§$§           /~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ §$  §$   ...  ¨¨  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.           ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                                          .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                                          .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~                                          ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/                                          /~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/§                                          §/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨