,,^†**&¶@#                                          #@¶&**†^,,
,,,^†**&¶@                                          @¶&**†^,,,
,,,,^†**&¶                                          ¶&**†^,,,,
,,,,,^†**&                                          &**†^,,,,,
,,,,,,^†**                                          **†^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^†*                ** *** **                 *†^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^†**          *****==,    ,==******           **†^,,,,,,
,,,,,^†**& **  **  ^^^  ,,  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.            @¶&**†^,,,
,,,,^†**&¶                                          ¶&**†^,,,,
,,,,,^†**&                                          &**†^,,,,,
,,,,,,^†**                                          **†^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^†*                                          *†^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^†**                                          **†^,,,,,,
,,,,,^†**&                                          &**†^,,,,,