¨§§§§§§§§§                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§§§
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§§
§¨§§§§¨¨¨¨                 *$ *$* $*                §§§¨§§§§§¨
§§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨          *$*$$--¨    ¨--*$$*$*           §¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§
¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨ *$  *$   :::  ¨¨  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.            §§¨§¨¨¨§§¨
¨§§§§§§§§§                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§§§
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§§
§¨§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§§¨§§§§§¨