,,,,,:=^*$ $*^=:,,,,,
,,,,,,:=^* *^=:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:=^ ^=:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:=^* *^=:,,,,,,
,,,,,:=^*$ $*^=:,,,,,
,,,,:=^*$& *$ *$* $* &$*^=:,,,,
,,,:=^*$&@ *$*$$==, ,==*$$*$* @&$*^=:,,,
,,:=^*$&@@ *$ *$ ::: ,, 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.. $*^=:,,,,,
,,,,,,:=^* MAYBE FOR THE BEST. *^=:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:=^ ^=:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:=^* *^=:,,,,,,
,,,,,:=^*$ $*^=:,,,,,
,,,,:=^*$& &$*^=:,,,,
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,,:=^*$&@@ @@&$*^=:,,