,,,,~:*&## ##&*:~,,,,
,,,~:*&##@ @##&*:~,,,
,,~:*&##@# #@##&*:~,,
,~:*&##@## ##@##&*:~,
,,~:*&##@# #@##&*:~,,
,,,~:*&##@ *& *&* &* @##&*:~,,,
,,,,~:*&## *&*&&~~, ,~~*&&*&* ##&*:~,,,,
,,,,,~:*&# *& *& ,,, ,, 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. @##&*:~,,,
,,,,~:*&## ##&*:~,,,,
,,,,,~:*&# #&*:~,,,,,
,,,,~:*&## ##&*:~,,,,
,,,~:*&##@ @##&*:~,,,
,,~:*&##@# #@##&*:~,,
,~:*&##@## ##@##&*:~,