##@§£==«~. .~«==£§@##
#@¶§£==«~. .~«==£§¶@#
¶¶£===~~.. ..~~===£¶¶
§§££=«~~.. ..~~«=££§§
§§£====«~. .~«====£§§
¶¶£££==«~. =£ =£= £= .~«==£££¶¶
¶£==~~~... =£=££««. .««=££=£= ...~~~==£¶
@§££==~~.. =£ =£ ~~~ .. 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. .~«==£§§¶¶
§====«.... ....«====§
§£=~...... ......~=£§
@§§=«~.... ....~«=§§@
#@¶§£==«~. .~«==£§¶@#
¶¶§=«..... .....«=§¶¶
#@¶§£==«~. .~«==£§¶@#