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¤=-....... arrow of time. .......-=¤
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##¶¤§=;-.. any self-closing mechanisms - a breach. ..-;=§¤¶##
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¤====;-... more energy to fall through. ...-;====¤
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#¤¤¤§=;-.. even be noticeable by the uninitiated; ..-;=§¤¤¤#
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