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,-»;%$£@## about removing the source of the action ##@£$%;»-,
,»;%$£@### from yourself. it works by exploiting a ###@£$%;»,
,-»;%$£@## kind of gravity, called the ##@£$%;»-,
,,,,,,»%£# 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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,-»;%$£### specific and intricate canals, for this ###£$%;»-,
,,,-»;$£@@ to happen in a controlled manner. think @@£$;»-,,,
,,,,-;;%%£ of it as setting an elaborate trap for £%%;;-,,,,
,-»;%$£@## entropy. ##@£$%;»-,
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,-»;%$£@## and then, when the circuit closes, the ##@£$%;»-,
,-»;%$£@## arrow is forced to do your bidding! ##@£$%;»-,
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,,,,-;$$$£ of course, you're also irreversably £$$$;-,,,,
,,,,,»;$£@ draining time from the universe, but @£$;»,,,,,
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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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,-»;%$£@## these are usually catastrophic. ##@£$%;»-,
,,--;%$£@@ although many are local, they stay @@£$%;--,,
,-»;%$£@## active until closed off by counter ##@£$%;»-,
,-»;%%%£@@ spells (hard to pull off) or there's no @@£%%%;»-,
,-»;%$£@## more energy to fall through. ##@£$%;»-,
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,-»;%$£@## in that case the outcome depends on the ##@£$%;»-,
,-»;%$£@## spell. small-scale breaches might not ##@£$%;»-,
,-»;%$£@## even be noticeable by the uninitiated; ##@£$%;»-,
,-»;%$£@## but a spell might also very well bring ##@£$%;»-,
,,,,,-»;$£ about the heat death of the universe. £$;»-,,,,,
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