,,,,,,»^^@ @^^»,,,,,,
,,»:^^^^@@ @@^^^^:»,,
,,»:^@@@@# #@@@@^:»,,
,,»:^@@@@@ @@@@@^:»,,
,,»:^^@@@@ @@@@^^:»,,
,,»:^@@@@@ ^@ ^@^ @^ @@@@@^:»,,
,,,,,,,»^@ ^@^@@»», ,»»^@@^@^ @^»,,,,,,,
,,,,:::^@@ ^@ ^@ ,,, ,, 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. @@@:»,,,,,
,,»:^@@@@# #@@@@^:»,,
,,,»::^^@@ @@^^::»,,,
,,»:^@@@@# #@@@@^:»,,
,,,,::^@@@ @@@^::,,,,
,,»:^@@@@# #@@@@^:»,,
,,,,,,»:@@ @@:»,,,,,,