,,,~~^%&&@ @&&%^~~,,,
,,~~^%&&@# #@&&%^~~,,
,~~^%&&@## ##@&&%^~~,
,,~~^%&&@# #@&&%^~~,,
,,,~~^%&&@ @&&%^~~,,,
,,,,~~^%&& %& %&% &% &&%^~~,,,,
,,,,,~~^%& %&%&&~~, ,~~%&&%&% &%^~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~^% %& %& ~~~ ,, 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. &&%^~~,,,,
,,,,,~~^%& &%^~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~^% %^~~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~^ ^~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~~ ~~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~^ ^~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~~^% %^~~,,,,,,