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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 £¤¤¤%*;»:,
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,:»;*%¤£## OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY ##£¤%*;»:,
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,:»;*%¤£## THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE ##£¤%*;»:,
,:»;*%¤£## ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS - A BREACH. ##£¤%*;»:,
,:»;*%¤£## ##£¤%*;»:,
,:»»»»**¤# THESE ARE USUALLY CATASTROPHIC. #¤**»»»»:,
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,:»;*%¤£## ACTIVE UNTIL CLOSED OFF BY COUNTER ##£¤%*;»:,
,:»;*%¤£££ SPELLS (HARD TO PULL OFF) OR THERE'S NO £££¤%*;»:,
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,:»;*%¤£## BUT A SPELL MIGHT ALSO VERY WELL BRING ##£¤%*;»:,
,:»;*%¤££# ABOUT THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE. #££¤%*;»:,
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