,^«=$¤&@## ##@&¤$=«^,
,,^«=$¤&@# #@&¤$=«^,,
,,,^«=$¤&@ @&¤$=«^,,,
,,,,^«=$¤& &¤$=«^,,,,
,,,,,^«=$¤ ¤$=«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«=$ $¤ $¤$ ¤$ $=«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«=$¤ $¤$¤¤««, ,««$¤¤$¤$ ¤$=«^,,,,,
,,,,^«=$¤& $¤ $¤ ^^^ ,, magic ,, ^^^ ¤$ ¤$ &¤$=«^,,,,
,,,^«=$¤&@ $¤$¤¤««, ,««¤¤$¤$ @&¤$=«^,,,
,,^«=$¤&@# $¤ $¤$ ¤$ #@&¤$=«^,,
,^«=$¤&@## ##@&¤$=«^,
,,^«=$¤&@# 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. #@&¤$=«^,,
,,,^«=$¤&@ @&¤$=«^,,,
,,,,^«=$¤& &¤$=«^,,,,
,,,,,^«=$¤ ¤$=«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«=$ $=«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«=$¤ ¤$=«^,,,,,
,,,,^«=$¤& &¤$=«^,,,,