,,,-=/*¤§@ @§¤*/=-,,,
,,-=/*¤§@# #@§¤*/=-,,
,-=/*¤§@## ##@§¤*/=-,
,,-=/*¤§@# #@§¤*/=-,,
,,,-=/*¤§@ @§¤*/=-,,,
,,,,-=/*¤§ *¤ *¤* ¤* §¤*/=-,,,,
,,,,,-=/*¤ *¤*¤¤==, ,==*¤¤*¤* ¤*/=-,,,,,
,,,,,,-=/* *¤ *¤ --- ,, 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. #@§¤*/=-,,
,-=/*¤§@## ##@§¤*/=-,
,,-=/*¤§@# #@§¤*/=-,,
,,,-=/*¤§@ @§¤*/=-,,,
,,,,-=/*¤§ §¤*/=-,,,,
,,,,,-=/*¤ ¤*/=-,,,,,
,,,,,,-=/* */=-,,,,,,