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@¶¶#¤=^~,¨ from yourself. it works by exploiting a ¨,~^=¤#¶¶@
##¶#¤=^~,¨ kind of gravity, called the ¨,~^=¤#¶##
#=^,¨¨¨¨¨¨ arrow of time. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,^=#
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#==~~,¨¨¨¨ things in this universe always seek the ¨¨¨¨,~~==#
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#@¶#¤=^~,¨ to happen in a controlled manner. think ¨,~^=¤#¶@#
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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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#@¶#¤=^~,¨ the danger is a runaway spell - if the ¨,~^=¤#¶@#
¶¤^,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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¶#=~~,¨¨¨¨ in that case the outcome depends on the ¨¨¨¨,~~=#¶
¶¤=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ spell. small-scale breaches might not ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=¤¶
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#@¶#¤=^~,¨ but a spell might also very well bring ¨,~^=¤#¶@#
#@¶#¤=^~,¨ about the heat death of the universe. ¨,~^=¤#¶@#
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