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@,@,,@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@                 =¤ =¤= ¤=                @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,@           =¤=¤¤~~,    ,~~=¤¤=¤=          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@ =¤  =¤  ,,,  ,,  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.           @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,