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¨¨¨,~=§¤&@ FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A @&¤§=~,¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,~=§¤&@ THINGS IN THIS UNIVERSE ALWAYS SEEK THE @&¤§=~,¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,~=§¤ GRADUALLY LOST INTO LESSER FORMS (SUCH ¤§=~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=§ AS HEAT). §=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 ##@&¤§=~,¨
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¨¨¨,~=§¤&@ YEAH. @&¤§=~,¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, THE DANGER IS A RUNAWAY SPELL - IF THE ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=§ EVEN BE NOTICEABLE BY THE UNINITIATED; §=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,~=§¤&@ MAYBE FOR THE BEST. @&¤§=~,¨¨¨
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