¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨§§¨¨§§¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§§                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§§¨
§§§§§§§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          §¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨                ^* ^*^ *^                 §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨           ^*^**==¨    ¨==^**^*^          §§§§§§¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§¨§§¨ ^*  ^*   ---  ¨¨  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.           ¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨
§§¨§§§¨§§§                                          ¨§§§§§§¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§§¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§§                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§§¨
§§§§§§§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          §¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨