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,,,,,-†*£§ ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION §£*†-,,,,,
,,,,,,-†*£ FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A £*†-,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,-† ARROW OF TIME. †-,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,-† THINGS IN THIS UNIVERSE ALWAYS SEEK THE †-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-†* LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS *†-,,,,,,,
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,,,-†*£§## TO HAPPEN IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK ##§£*†-,,,
,,,,-†*£§# OF IT AS SETTING AN ELABORATE TRAP FOR #§£*†-,,,,
,,,,,-†*£§ ENTROPY. §£*†-,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,-† OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY †-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-†* 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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,,,,,,,,,- 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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