,~«*^&@@@@ @@@@&^*«~,
,~«*^&@@@@ @@@@&^*«~,
,~«*^&@@@# #@@@&^*«~,
,~«*^&@@## ##@@&^*«~,
,~«*^&@@@@ @@@@&^*«~,
,~«*^&@@@# ^& ^&^ &^ #@@@&^*«~,
,~«*^&@@@@ ^&^&&««, ,««^&&^&^ @@@@&^*«~,
,~«*^&@@@# ^& ^& ~~~ ,, 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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,,~~««*&@@ @@&*««~~,,