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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 ,,~/%¤§###
###§¤%/~,, AS HEAT). ,,~/%¤§###
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§%//,,,,,, MAGIC THEN, IS CREATING TUNNELS, ,,,,,,//%§
###§¤%/~,, SPECIFIC AND INTRICATE CANALS, FOR THIS ,,~/%¤§###
###§¤%/~,, TO HAPPEN IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK ,,~/%¤§###
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#¤¤/~,,,,, OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY ,,,,,~/¤¤#
###§¤%/~,, DRAINING TIME FROM THE UNIVERSE, BUT ,,~/%¤§###
#§§%/,,,,, YEAH. ,,,,,/%§§#
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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. ,,~/%¤¤§§#
§§§§¤%/~,, ALTHOUGH MANY ARE LOCAL, THEY STAY ,,~/%¤§§§§
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###§¤%/~,, SPELLS (HARD TO PULL OFF) OR THERE'S NO ,,~/%¤§###
###§¤%/~,, MORE ENERGY TO FALL THROUGH. ,,~/%¤§###
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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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