,~=*%¤¶@## ##@¶¤%*=~,
,~=*%¤&¶¶@ @¶¶&¤%*=~,
,~=*%¤&@## ##@&¤%*=~,
,~=*%¤&¶@# #@¶&¤%*=~,
,~=*¤&¶@## ##@¶&¤*=~,
,~=*%¤&¶@# %¤ %¤% ¤% #@¶&¤%*=~,
,,,,,=*¤&¶ %¤%¤¤==, ,==%¤¤%¤% ¶&¤*=,,,,,
,,,,,~*¤¶¶ %¤ %¤ ~~~ ,, 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. &¤*==~,,,,
,~=*%¤&¶@# #@¶&¤%*=~,
,~=*%%%¤&@ @&¤%%%*=~,
,~=*%¤&¶@# #@¶&¤%*=~,
,~=*%¤&¶@# #@¶&¤%*=~,
,~=*%¤&¶@# #@¶&¤%*=~,
,~=*%¤&¶@@ @@¶&¤%*=~,