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¨¨¨¨¨=%£&@ draining time from the universe, but @&£%=¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^=;%£&@## 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 ##@&£%;=^¨
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¨^=;%&@### in that case the outcome depends on the ###@&%;=^¨
¨¨¨¨^=;%&# spell. small-scale breaches might not #&%;=^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^^;£& even be noticeable by the uninitiated; &£;^^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^=;%£&@## but a spell might also very well bring ##@&£%;=^¨
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