,,^^--^^%¤ ¤%^^--^^,,
,,,,^^^*%¤ ¤%*^^^,,,,
,,,--^^*¤¤ ¤¤*^^--,,,
,^-^*%@### ###@%*^-^,
,^-^*%¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤%*^-^,
,^-^*%@### *% *%* %* ###@%*^-^,
,^-^*%¤@## *%*%%--, ,--*%%*%* ##@¤%*^-^,
,^-^*%¤@## *% *% ^^^ ,, 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. #@@¤%*^-^,
,,^--^%%@@ @@%%^--^,,
,,,,^-^^%@ @%^^-^,,,,
,,,,,-^^%@ @%^^-,,,,,
,,,,,^^**¤ ¤**^^,,,,,
,^-^*%¤¤¤# #¤¤¤%*^-^,
,,,,,,^-*¤ ¤*-^,,,,,,