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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 :=^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^=:% LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS %:=^,,,,,,
,,,,,^=:%£ GRADUALLY LOST INTO LESSER FORMS (SUCH £%:=^,,,,,
,,,,^=:%£# AS HEAT). #£%:=^,,,,
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,,^=:%£#£# MAGIC THEN, IS CREATING TUNNELS, #£#£%:=^,,
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,,^=:%£#£# TO HAPPEN IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK #£#£%:=^,,
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,,,,,,,^=: ARROW IS FORCED TO DO YOUR BIDDING! :=^,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,^ OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, DRAINING TIME FROM THE UNIVERSE, BUT ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, YEAH. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,^=:% FILAMENT OF YOUR CANAL IS TOO WEAK, OR %:=^,,,,,,
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,,,,^=:%£# ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS - A BREACH. #£%:=^,,,,
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,,,,^=:%£# MORE ENERGY TO FALL THROUGH. #£%:=^,,,,
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,,,,,,,,^= EVEN BE NOTICEABLE BY THE UNINITIATED; =^,,,,,,,,
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