,,»»\===$@ @$===\»»,,
,,,»»==$$@ @$$==»»,,,
,,»\=$&@@# #@@&$=\»,,
,,»\=$&@@# #@@&$=\»,,
,,,,,,,\$@ @$\,,,,,,,
,,»\=$&@@# =$ =$= $= #@@&$=\»,,
,,,,,,»=&& =$=$$»», ,»»=$$=$= &&=»,,,,,,
,,,,,,\$&@ =$ =$ ,,, ,, 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. @&$$==\»,,
,,»\=$&@@# #@@&$=\»,,
,,»\=$&@@# AND THEN, WHEN THE CIRCUIT CLOSES, THE #@@&$=\»,,
,,»\=$&@@# ARROW IS FORCED TO DO YOUR BIDDING! #@@&$=\»,,
,,,,,,»\$& &$\»,,,,,,
,,»\=$&@@# OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY #@@&$=\»,,
,,»\=$&@@# DRAINING TIME FROM THE UNIVERSE, BUT #@@&$=\»,,
,,,,,,»\=& YEAH. &=\»,,,,,,
,,»\=$&@@# #@@&$=\»,,
,,»\=$&@@@ @@@&$=\»,,
,,,,,»==$@ =$$ = = $$= @$==»,,,,,
,,»\=$@@## ##@@$=\»,,
,,»\=$&@@@ @@@&$=\»,,
,,,,,,,»=& THE DANGER IS A RUNAWAY SPELL - IF THE &=»,,,,,,,
,,,,,»\$@@ FILAMENT OF YOUR CANAL IS TOO WEAK, OR @@$\»,,,,,
,,»\\\\=&& THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE &&=\\\\»,,
,,,,,»=&&@ ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS - A BREACH. @&&=»,,,,,
,,,,,»»\$& &$\»»,,,,,
,,,,»\==$@ THESE ARE USUALLY CATASTROPHIC. @$==\»,,,,
,,,,,»»=&& ALTHOUGH MANY ARE LOCAL, THEY STAY &&=»»,,,,,
,,,,,,,»=& ACTIVE UNTIL CLOSED OFF BY COUNTER &=»,,,,,,,
,,,,,»=$@@ SPELLS (HARD TO PULL OFF) OR THERE'S NO @@$=»,,,,,
,,,,,,\=&& MORE ENERGY TO FALL THROUGH. &&=\,,,,,,
,,»\=$&@@@ @@@&$=\»,,
,,,,»»»=&@ IN THAT CASE THE OUTCOME DEPENDS ON THE @&=»»»,,,,
,,»\=&@@## SPELL. SMALL-SCALE BREACHES MIGHT NOT ##@@&=\»,,
,,,,,,»\$@ EVEN BE NOTICEABLE BY THE UNINITIATED; @$\»,,,,,,
,,»\=$&@## BUT A SPELL MIGHT ALSO VERY WELL BRING ##@&$=\»,,
,,»\=$&@@# ABOUT THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE. #@@&$=\»,,
,,»\=$&&&@ @&&&$=\»,,
,,,,,,\$&@ @&$\,,,,,,
,,»\=$&@@@ =$= @@@&$=\»,,
,,»\=$&@@# #@@&$=\»,,
,,,,,»=$$@ @$$=»,,,,,
,,»\=$&@## WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. ##@&$=\»,,
,,»\=$&@@# MAYBE FOR THE BEST. #@@&$=\»,,
,,,,,,\$$@ @$$\,,,,,,
,,»\=$&@@# #@@&$=\»,,
,,»\=$&@## ##@&$=\»,,
,,»\=$&@@# #@@&$=\»,,
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