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¨&&¨¨&&¨¨¨ ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION &¨&¨¨&&¨&¨
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&&&&&&&&&¨ KIND OF GRAVITY, CALLED THE ¨¨¨¨&&&&¨¨
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¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨& THINGS IN THIS UNIVERSE ALWAYS SEEK THE ¨¨¨¨&¨&¨&¨
¨¨&&¨¨¨¨¨& LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS ¨¨¨¨&&&&&&
&¨&¨&¨¨¨¨& GRADUALLY LOST INTO LESSER FORMS (SUCH ¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨&¨&¨¨& OF IT AS SETTING AN ELABORATE TRAP FOR &¨¨&&&&¨&¨
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&¨¨¨&¨¨¨&& &¨&&&¨¨&¨¨
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&¨¨¨&&&&&& FILAMENT OF YOUR CANAL IS TOO WEAK, OR ¨¨¨&&¨&¨¨&
¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨ THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE ¨¨¨&¨&&&¨&
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&¨¨&&&¨¨&¨ ALTHOUGH MANY ARE LOCAL, THEY STAY &&&&¨&&¨¨¨
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¨&&¨&&&&¨& MAYBE FOR THE BEST. &&¨¨¨&¨¨&&
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