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..^===¤¤£# FROM  YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A #£¤¤===^..
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....^===¤¤              ARROW OF TIME.              ¤¤===^....
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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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...^===¤¤£     MAGIC THEN, IS CREATING TUNNELS,     £¤¤===^...
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.^===¤¤£## TO HAPPEN IN  A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK ##£¤¤===^.
..^===¤¤£# OF IT  AS SETTING AN  ELABORATE TRAP FOR #£¤¤===^..
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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 ¤===^.....
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.....^===¤ FILAMENT OF  YOUR CANAL IS TOO WEAK,  OR ¤===^.....
......^=== THE  POTENTIAL  IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE ===^......
.......^== ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS -  A BREACH. ==^.......
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.....^===¤     THESE ARE USUALLY CATASTROPHIC.      ¤===^.....
....^===¤¤ ALTHOUGH  MANY  ARE  LOCAL,   THEY  STAY ¤¤===^....
...^===¤¤£ ACTIVE  UNTIL  CLOSED   OFF  BY  COUNTER £¤¤===^...
..^===¤¤£# SPELLS (HARD TO PULL  OFF) OR THERE'S NO #£¤¤===^..
.^===¤¤£##       MORE ENERGY TO FALL THROUGH.       ##£¤¤===^.
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.....^===¤ 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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