¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§§§§¨§
¨¨¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§§§¨§
¨¨§§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                *$ *$* $*                 ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨           *$*$$««¨    ¨««*$$*$*          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨ *$  *$  :::  ¨¨  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.            ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§