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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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¨~«†^$§@## specific and intricate canals, for this ##@§$^†«~¨
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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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¨~«†^$§@## spells (hard to pull off) or there's no ##@§$^†«~¨
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¨¨¨«««††$@ spell. small-scale breaches might not @$††«««¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~«^^^§@ but a spell might also very well bring @§^^^«~¨¨¨
¨¨~~~«†^^§ about the heat death of the universe. §^^†«~~~¨¨
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