§§¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨§§¨§§§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§§§¨§§¨¨§§                                          §§§§§§§¨§¨
§¨¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
¨§¨§¨§§§§§                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§§§§§¨¨¨¨                †@ †@† @†                 ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨          †@†@@--¨    ¨--†@@†@†           ¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨§
§§§¨¨¨§§¨¨ †@  †@  ...  ¨¨  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.            §¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §§¨¨§§¨§§§
§¨§§¨§§§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§§§¨§§¨¨§§                                          §§§§§§§¨§¨
§¨¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
¨§¨§¨§§§§§                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨