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#@#¤§^=~^, 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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#@#¤§^=~^, SPECIFIC AND INTRICATE CANALS, FOR THIS ,^~=^§¤#@#
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§^=~^,,,,, ARROW IS FORCED TO DO YOUR BIDDING! ,,,,,^~=^§
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@#¤§^=~^,, DRAINING TIME FROM THE UNIVERSE, BUT ,,^~=^§¤#@
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§^=~^,,,,, THE DANGER IS A RUNAWAY SPELL - IF THE ,,,,,^~=^§
¤§^=~^,,,, 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. ,,^~=^§¤#@
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§^=~^,,,,, SPELLS (HARD TO PULL OFF) OR THERE'S NO ,,,,,^~=^§
^=~^,,,,,, MORE ENERGY TO FALL THROUGH. ,,,,,,^~=^
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