%†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†%
†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ %¤ %¤% ¤% ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ %¤%¤¤==¨ ¨==%¤¤%¤% ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ %¤ %¤ ::: ¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†