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,##,##,#,, least energetic state. all potential  is #,,,#,,#,#
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,,##,##,,#                as heat).                 #,#,#,##,,
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#,#,,##,,, specific and intricate  canals, for this ,,#,,,,#,,
####,#,#,, to happen in a  controlled manner. think ,,##,,,##,
#,,,#####, of it as  setting an  elaborate trap for #,#,#,,#,#
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#,,##,#,,# and  then, when the circuit closes,  the ##,,,,#,#,
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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 ,#,#,,,##,
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,,#,##,#,, the potential  is high enough to  escape ,#,,,#,###
#,###,###, any self-closing mechanisms -  a breach. ###,,###,,
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,###,,,,,, active  until   closed  off  by  counter ,,#,#,,#,#
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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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