#,,#,#,,,,                                          #,,#,,#,#,
#,##,#,,,,                                          #,##,##,#,
#,,#,#,,,,                                          #,,#,,#,#,
#,##,#,,,#                                          #,##,##,#,
#,,#,#,,#,                                          #,,#,,#,#,
#,##,#,##,                *§ *§* §*                 #,##,##,#,
#,,#,#,,#,           *§*§§»»,    ,»»*§§*§*          #,,#,,#,#,
#,##,#,##, *§  *§   ...  ,,  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.           #,##,##,#,
#,,#,#,,#,                                          #,,#,,#,#,
#,##,#,##,                                          #,##,##,#,
#,,#,#,,#,                                          #,,#,,#,#,
#,##,#,##,                                          #,##,##,#,
#,,#,#,,#,                                          #,,#,,#,#,
#,##,#,##,                                          #,##,##,#,