¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
=«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ †* †*† *† ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«=
†=«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ †*†**««¨ ¨««†**†*† ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«=†
*†=«,¨¨¨¨¨ †* †* ,,, ¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
=«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«=
†=«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«=†
*†=«,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,«=†*