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,,,,,,#### ABOUT REMOVING  THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION #,,####,,,
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,,,####,,# THINGS IN THIS UNIVERSE  ALWAYS SEEK THE ,###,,,,##
,#,,##,,,, LEAST ENERGETIC STATE.  ALL POTENTIAL IS ,,#,,##,,,
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