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§$$~~::¨¨¨ from  yourself. it works by exploiting a ¨¨¨::~~$$§
#¶¶§£$^~:¨        kind of gravity, called the       ¨:~^$£§¶¶#
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§$^~~¨¨¨¨¨ things  in this universe always seek the ¨¨¨¨¨~~^$§
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##¶§£$^~:¨ to  happen in a controlled manner. think ¨:~^$£§¶##
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#¶££$~:::¨ arrow  is  forced to  do  your  bidding! ¨:::~$££¶#
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§£$~:::¨¨¨ draining  time  from  the  universe, but ¨¨¨:::~$£§
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#§§$~:¨¨¨¨ filament of your canal is  too weak,  or ¨¨¨¨:~$§§#
¶§£$$$^~:¨ the  potential is high enough  to escape ¨:~^$$$£§¶
§£$^^~:¨¨¨ any self-closing  mechanisms - a breach. ¨¨¨:~^^$£§
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§$^^^~~::¨ although  many  are  local,  they   stay ¨::~~^^^$§
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#§§$~:¨¨¨¨ spells  (hard to pull off) or there's no ¨¨¨¨:~$§§#
###¶§£^~:¨       more energy to fall through.       ¨:~^£§¶###
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##¶§£$^~:¨  spell. small-scale breaches might not   ¨:~^$£§¶##
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