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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OF IT AS SETTING AN ELABORATE TRAP FOR ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ENTROPY. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AND THEN, WHEN THE CIRCUIT CLOSES, THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ ARROW IS FORCED TO DO YOUR BIDDING! ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^~/†* THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE *†/~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~/† ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS - A BREACH. †/~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ACTIVE UNTIL CLOSED OFF BY COUNTER ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SPELLS (HARD TO PULL OFF) OR THERE'S NO ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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