,,,,,,»:§@ @§:»,,,,,,
,,,,,»:§@¤ ¤@§:»,,,,,
,,,,»:§@¤# #¤@§:»,,,,
,,,»:§@¤## ##¤@§:»,,,
,,»:§@¤### ###¤@§:»,,
,,,»:§@¤## §@ §@§ @§ ##¤@§:»,,,
,,,,»:§@¤# §@§@@»», ,»»§@@§@§ #¤@§:»,,,,
,,,,,»:§@¤ §@ §@ ,,, ,, 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. ¤@§:»,,,,,
,,,,»:§@¤# #¤@§:»,,,,
,,,»:§@¤## ##¤@§:»,,,
,,»:§@¤### ###¤@§:»,,
,,,»:§@¤## ##¤@§:»,,,
,,,,»:§@¤# #¤@§:»,,,,
,,,,,»:§@¤ ¤@§:»,,,,,