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,,,,,,^;@¤ about removing the source of the action ¤@;^,,,,,,
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,^«;=@¤¤¤£ arrow of time. £¤¤¤@=;«^,
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,^«;=@¤£## things in this universe always seek the ##£¤@=;«^,
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,^«;=@¤£££ gradually lost into lesser forms (such £££¤@=;«^,
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,^«;=@¤£## specific and intricate canals, for this ##£¤@=;«^,
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,^«;=@¤£## entropy. ##£¤@=;«^,
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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. £££¤@=;«^,
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,^«;=@¤### 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 ¤==;«^,,,,
,^«;=@¤£## 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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