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###§*%*~^, ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION ,^~*%*§###
##**%~~~^, FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A ,^~~~%**##
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###§*%*~^, LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS ,^~*%*§###
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##§%**~~^, SPECIFIC AND INTRICATE CANALS, FOR THIS ,^~~**%§##
###§*%*~^, TO HAPPEN IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK ,^~*%*§###
###§*%*~^, OF IT AS SETTING AN ELABORATE TRAP FOR ,^~*%*§###
#**%~,,,,, 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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###§*%*~^, MORE ENERGY TO FALL THROUGH. ,^~*%*§###
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###§*%*~^, EVEN BE NOTICEABLE BY THE UNINITIATED; ,^~*%*§###
###§*%*~^, BUT A SPELL MIGHT ALSO VERY WELL BRING ,^~*%*§###
#***^^^^,, ABOUT THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE. ,,^^^^***#
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