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,,,,,,,,,, ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF  THE ACTION ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, FROM  YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,       KIND OF GRAVITY, CALLED THE        ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,              ARROW OF TIME.              ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, DRAINING  TIME FROM  THE  UNIVERSE,  BUT ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                   YEAH.                  ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,«=§£@ ACTIVE  UNTIL  CLOSED   OFF  BY  COUNTER @£§=«,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,  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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