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##£¤¤%^«~. about removing the source of the action .~«^%¤¤£##
@£¤¤¤%^«~. from yourself. it works by exploiting a .~«^%¤¤¤£@
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#@£¤¤%^«~. draining time from the universe, but .~«^%¤¤£@#
#@£¤¤%^«~. yeah. .~«^%¤¤£@#
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#@£¤¤%^«~. filament of your canal is too weak, or .~«^%¤¤£@#
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##@£¤%^«~. any self-closing mechanisms - a breach. .~«^%¤£@##
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#@£¤¤%^«~. these are usually catastrophic. .~«^%¤¤£@#
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#@£¤¤%^«~. spells (hard to pull off) or there's no .~«^%¤¤£@#
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#@£¤¤%^«~. about the heat death of the universe. .~«^%¤¤£@#
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