,^-*=&#### ####&=*-^,
,^-*=*&### ###&*=*-^,
,^-*=*&### ###&*=*-^,
,,,^--*=&# #&=*--^,,,
,^-*=*&### ###&*=*-^,
,^-*=*&### =* =*= *= ###&*=*-^,
,,,^^**&&# =*=**--, ,--=**=*= #&&**^^,,,
,^-*=*#### =* =* ^^^ ,, 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. ##***---^,
,,^-***&## ##&***-^,,
,^-*=*&### ###&*=*-^,
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,^-******& &******-^,
,,,,^***## ##***^,,,,
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