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,^«\*@@@@¶ LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS ¶@@@@*\«^,
,^«\*@#¶## GRADUALLY LOST INTO LESSER FORMS (SUCH ##¶#@*\«^,
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,^«\*@#¶## DRAINING TIME FROM THE UNIVERSE, BUT ##¶#@*\«^,
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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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,^«\*@#¶## ACTIVE UNTIL CLOSED OFF BY COUNTER ##¶#@*\«^,
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