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##@&@*^~~, MAGIC IS ABOUT BEING UNACCOUNTABLE, ,~~^*@&@##
#@@&@*^~~, ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION ,~~^*@&@@#
#@&@@*^~~, FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A ,~~^*@@&@#
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##@&@*^~~, THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE ,~~^*@&@##
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##@&@*^~~, ACTIVE UNTIL CLOSED OFF BY COUNTER ,~~^*@&@##
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##@&@*^~~, IN THAT CASE THE OUTCOME DEPENDS ON THE ,~~^*@&@##
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##@&@*^~~, EVEN BE NOTICEABLE BY THE UNINITIATED; ,~~^*@&@##
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