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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«                                          «^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^«^%@# ACTIVE  UNTIL  CLOSED  OFF   BY  COUNTER #@%^«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«^%@ SPELLS (HARD TO PULL OFF)  OR THERE'S NO @%^«^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«^                                          ^«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^   SPELL. SMALL-SCALE BREACHES MIGHT NOT  ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ EVEN  BE NOTICEABLE BY  THE UNINITIATED; ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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