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,,.~:$$# FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A ##&$$:~.,,
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,,,.~:$$ ENTROPY. #&$$:~.,,,
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,,.~:$$# THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE ##&$$:~.,,
,.~:$$## ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS - A BREACH. ###&$$:~.,
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,,,.~:$$ THESE ARE USUALLY CATASTROPHIC. #&$$:~.,,,
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,,,.~:$$ EVEN BE NOTICEABLE BY THE UNINITIATED; #&$$:~.,,,
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