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¨,=/%@#¶## THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE ##¶#@%/=,¨
¨,=/%@#### ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS - A BREACH. ####@%/=,¨
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¨,=/%@#¶## ABOUT THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE. ##¶#@%/=,¨
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