,^»;*%¤¶@# #@¶¤%*;»^,
,,,,^;;*¤@ @¤*;;^,,,,
,^»;*%¤¶@# #@¶¤%*;»^,
,^»;*%¤@## ##@¤%*;»^,
,,^^;;*%¤¤ ¤¤%*;;^^,,
,,,,,^;%%¤ *% *%* %* ¤%%;^,,,,,
,^»;*%¤¶@# *%*%%»», ,»»*%%*%* #@¶¤%*;»^,
,^»;*%¤¶@@ *% *% ^^^ ,, 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. ¤%*;^,,,,,
,,,,»»;*¤¶ ¶¤*;»»,,,,
,^^^^^;%¤@ @¤%;^^^^^,
,,,,^»;%%¤ ¤%%;»^,,,,
,^»;*%¤¶@# #@¶¤%*;»^,
,^»;*%¤¶@# #@¶¤%*;»^,
,,,,^»*¤¤@ @¤¤*»^,,,,