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&......... About Removing The Source Of The Action ..&......&
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&..&&&&&&. Kind Of Gravity, Called The ..&..&&..&
....&&&&.. Arrow of time. &.........
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&&........ Things In This Universe Always Seek The &..&&&&&&&
&..&&&&&&. Least Energetic State. All Potential Is ....&&&&&&
....&&&&.. Gradually Lost Into Lesser Forms (Such &&&..&&&&&
.&&..&&..& As Heat). &&....&&&.
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&&&&&&&&&& Magic Then, Is Creating Tunnels, .........&
&&&&&&&&&& Specific And Intricate Canals, For This .&&&&&&&..
.&&&&&&&&. To Happen In A Controlled Manner. Think ..&&&&&...
..&&&&&&.. Of It As Setting An Elaborate Trap For ...&&&..&&
...&&&&... Entropy. &&..&.....
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&........& And Then, When The Circuit Closes, The ..&&&..&&&
..&&&&&&.. Arrow Is Forced To Do Your Bidding! &..&....&&
...&&&&... .....&&...
&&..&&..&& Of Course, You'Re Also Irreversably .&&&....&&
&......... Draining Time From The Universe, But ..&..&&..&
..&&&&&&&& Yeah. &.........
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..&&..&&.. 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 ...&&&&&&&
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....&&.... Spells (Hard To Pull Off) Or There'S No &....&&&..
&&&....&&& More Energy To Fall Through. ..&&..&..&
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.&&&&&&&&& Even Be Noticeable By The Uninitiated; &&&&&&&...
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...&&&&&&. About The Heat Death Of The Universe. ..&&&.....
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&&&....... Well. It Is What It Is. A Dying Art.. &&.....&&&
&&..&&&&&& Maybe For The Best. &..&&&..&&
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