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¨,=*^%§¶## specific and intricate canals, for this ##¶§%^*=,¨
¨,=*^%§¶## to happen in a controlled manner. think ##¶§%^*=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨==^§§ of it as setting an elaborate trap for §§^==¨¨¨¨¨
,=*^%§¶### entropy. ###¶§%^*=,
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¨¨¨,,,*%§¶ and then, when the circuit closes, the ¶§%*,,,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,*^§¶ arrow is forced to do your bidding! ¶§^*,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,=*^%§§§¶ of course, you're also irreversably ¶§§§%^*=,¨
¨,=*^%§¶## draining time from the universe, but ##¶§%^*=,¨
¨,=**^^%§¶ yeah. ¶§%^^**=,¨
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¨,=**^%%%¶ 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 ##¶§%^*=,¨
¨,=*^%§¶## more energy to fall through. ##¶§%^*=,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,,*%¶ 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. §^^=¨¨¨¨¨¨
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