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,,«^†£§@@# ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION #@@§£†^«,,
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,,,,,«^†§@ ARROW OF TIME. @§†^«,,,,,
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,,,,,,,^£@ LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS @£^,,,,,,,
,,«^†£§@@@ GRADUALLY LOST INTO LESSER FORMS (SUCH @@@§£†^«,,
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,,«^†£§@@@ SPECIFIC AND INTRICATE CANALS, FOR THIS @@@§£†^«,,
,,«^†£§@@# TO HAPPEN IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK #@@§£†^«,,
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,,«^†£§§§@ ENTROPY. @§§§£†^«,,
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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 #@@§£†^«,,
,,,,^^††§@ ACTIVE UNTIL CLOSED OFF BY COUNTER @§††^^,,,,
,,,,,«^†§§ 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 ##@§£†^«,,
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,,,«^^††£§ 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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