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¨¨¨¨~==&¤¤ KIND OF GRAVITY, CALLED THE ¤¤&==~¨¨¨¨
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¨.~==&¤@## TO HAPPEN IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK ##@¤&==~.¨
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¨.~==&¤@## ENTROPY. ##@¤&==~.¨
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¨.~==&¤@## ARROW IS FORCED TO DO YOUR BIDDING! ##@¤&==~.¨
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¨.~~~=&&&@ OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY @&&&=~~~.¨
¨¨¨¨~==&¤¤ DRAINING TIME FROM THE UNIVERSE, BUT ¤¤&==~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~==¤¤¤ YEAH. ¤¤¤==~.¨¨¨
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¨.~==&¤@## THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE ##@¤&==~.¨
¨¨¨.===¤@# ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS - A BREACH. #@¤===.¨¨¨
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¨.~==&&&&¤ ACTIVE UNTIL CLOSED OFF BY COUNTER ¤&&&&==~.¨
¨.~==&¤@## SPELLS (HARD TO PULL OFF) OR THERE'S NO ##@¤&==~.¨
¨.~==&¤@## MORE ENERGY TO FALL THROUGH. ##@¤&==~.¨
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