,,,,,,--%¤ ¤%--,,,,,,
,,-/%@¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤@%/-,,
,,-/%@¤@## ##@¤@%/-,,
,,,,,,,/%¤ ¤%/,,,,,,,
,,-/%@¤@## ##@¤@%/-,,
,,,,-%%%@@ %@ %@% @% @@%%%-,,,,
,,-/%@¤@@@ %@%@@--, ,--%@@%@% @@@¤@%/-,,
,,-/%@¤@## %@ %@ ,,, ,, 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. @¤¤%%%/-,,
,,-//%@@¤# #¤@@%//-,,
,,,,,,-/%¤ ¤%/-,,,,,,
,,,,-/@@@@ @@@@/-,,,,
,,-/%@@@¤@ @¤@@@%/-,,
,,,,,-%@¤¤ ¤¤@%-,,,,,
,,,,--/@@¤ ¤@@/--,,,,