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,,,,,«/$&¶ about removing the source of the action ¶&$/«,,,,,
,,,,,,:/£¶ 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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,:«/£&¶### magic then, is creating tunnels, ###¶&£/«:,
,,,,,:«$$& specific and intricate canals, for this &$$«:,,,,,
,:«/$$$£¶# to happen in a controlled manner. think #¶£$$$/«:,
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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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,,,:/$££¶¶ filament of your canal is too weak, or ¶¶££$/:,,,
,:«/$£&¶## the potential is high enough to escape ##¶&£$/«:,
,,,,«$$$&¶ any self-closing mechanisms - a breach. ¶&$$$«,,,,
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,,,,:/$&¶¶ these are usually catastrophic. ¶¶&$/:,,,,
,:«/$£&¶¶¶ although many are local, they stay ¶¶¶&£$/«:,
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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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