&&¨¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨¨&&¨¨&¨¨¨
&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨& &¨&&&¨¨&¨¨
&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨ &¨&¨&&¨¨&¨
¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨
¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨
¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨ §* §*§ *§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨
¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨ §*§**»»¨ ¨»»§**§*§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨&&
&¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨ §* §* ::: ¨¨ 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. &&&¨¨¨¨¨&&
&&¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨ &¨&&¨¨¨¨&¨
&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨& ¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨
&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨
¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨
¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨
¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨