,^~\$@#@## ##@#@$\~^,
,,^~\$@#@# #@#@$\~^,,
,,,^~\$@#@ @#@$\~^,,,
,,,,^~\$@# #@$\~^,,,,
,,,,,^~\$@ @$\~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~\$ $@ $@$ @$ $\~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~\$@ $@$@@~~, ,~~$@@$@$ @$\~^,,,,,
,,,,^~\$@# $@ $@ ^^^ ,, MAGIC ,, ^^^ @$ @$ #@$\~^,,,,
,,,^~\$@#@ $@$@@~~, ,~~@@$@$ @#@$\~^,,,
,,^~\$@#@# $@ $@$ @$ #@#@$\~^,,
,^~\$@#@## ##@#@$\~^,
,,^~\$@#@# 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. #@#@$\~^,,
,,,^~\$@#@ @#@$\~^,,,
,,,,^~\$@# #@$\~^,,,,
,,,,,^~\$@ @$\~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~\$ $\~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~\$@ @$\~^,,,,,
,,,,^~\$@# #@$\~^,,,,