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¨,~^%@£### things in this universe always seek the ###£@%^~,¨
¨,~^%@£### least energetic state. all potential is ###£@%^~,¨
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¨,~^%@£### 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 #@^^~,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~~%@@£# of course, you're also irreversably #£@@%~~¨¨¨
¨¨,,~%@@£# 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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¨,~^%@#### 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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