¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨#                                          #¨¨#¨##¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨#                                          ##¨¨¨###¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨#¨¨#                                          ###¨¨#¨##¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨#                                          #¨##¨¨¨###
#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨###¨¨#¨#
##¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨                %$ %$% $%                 ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨#
¨##¨¨#¨¨¨¨          %$%$$»»¨    ¨»»%$$%$%           #¨¨¨###¨¨#
¨###¨¨#¨¨¨ %$  %$  ,,,  ¨¨  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.            ¨¨¨###¨¨#¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨###                                          #¨¨#¨##¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨#                                          ##¨¨¨###¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#                                          ###¨¨#¨##¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨#                                          #¨##¨¨¨###
#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨###¨¨#¨#
##¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨#