¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§§¨§§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§§§§§§                                          §¨§§¨§¨§§¨
§§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨§§§§¨§§
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨
¨§¨§¨¨¨§§§                *$ *$* $*                 §§§¨§§§§¨¨
§§§§¨¨§¨¨§          *$*$$~~¨    ¨~~*$$*$*           ¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨§¨ *$  *$  ^^^  ¨¨  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.           ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§§¨§§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§§§§§§                                          §¨§§¨§¨§§¨
§§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨§§§§¨§§
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨
¨§¨§¨¨¨§§§                                          §§§¨§§§§¨¨