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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 ,,,,,,~/%@
#@#@$%/~,, GRADUALLY LOST INTO LESSER FORMS (SUCH ,,~/%$@#@#
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##@#@%/~,, SPECIFIC AND INTRICATE CANALS, FOR THIS ,,~/%@#@##
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#@#@$%/~,, ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS - A BREACH. ,,~/%$@#@#
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#@#@$%/~,, ACTIVE UNTIL CLOSED OFF BY COUNTER ,,~/%$@#@#
#@#@$%/~,, SPELLS (HARD TO PULL OFF) OR THERE'S NO ,,~/%$@#@#
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#@#@$%/~,, BUT A SPELL MIGHT ALSO VERY WELL BRING ,,~/%$@#@#
#@#@$%/~,, ABOUT THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE. ,,~/%$@#@#
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#@#@$%/~,, MAYBE FOR THE BEST. ,,~/%$@#@#
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