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....@@@... About Removing The Source Of The Action @......@@@
@...@.@@.. From Yourself. It Works By Exploiting A .@.....@.@
@@....@@@. Kind Of Gravity, Called The ..@......@
.@@...@.@@ 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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@......@@@ Magic Then, Is Creating Tunnels, .......@..
.@.....@.@ Specific And Intricate Canals, For This ........@.
..@......@ 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 ....@.....
....@..@.. Arrow Is Forced To Do Your Bidding! @....@....
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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. @@..@.....
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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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