,,,--~^&@¶ ¶@&^~--,,,
,-~;^&@¶¶¶ ¶¶¶@&^;~-,
,,,,~;^&@@ @@&^;~,,,,
,,,,--~^@@ @@^~--,,,,
,-~;^&@¶## ##¶@&^;~-,
,,--;^^&@¶ ^& ^&^ &^ ¶@&^^;--,,
,,,,-;&&&¶ ^&^&&~~, ,~~^&&^&^ ¶&&&;-,,,,
,-~~~~;;^@ ^& ^& --- ,, 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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