,,,,^-*†§¤                                          ¤§†*-^,,,,
,,,,,^-*†§                                          §†*-^,,,,,
,,,,^-*†§¤                                          ¤§†*-^,,,,
,,,^-*†§¤#                                          #¤§†*-^,,,
,,^-*†§¤##                                          ##¤§†*-^,,
,^-*†§¤###                †§ †§† §†                 ###¤§†*-^,
,,^-*†§¤##          †§†§§--,    ,--†§§†§†           ##¤§†*-^,,
,,,^-*†§¤# †§  †§  ^^^  ,,  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.            ###¤§†*-^,
,,^-*†§¤##                                          ##¤§†*-^,,
,,,^-*†§¤#                                          #¤§†*-^,,,
,,,,^-*†§¤                                          ¤§†*-^,,,,
,,,,,^-*†§                                          §†*-^,,,,,
,,,,^-*†§¤                                          ¤§†*-^,,,,
,,,^-*†§¤#                                          #¤§†*-^,,,