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=:«-,,,,,, LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS ,,,,,,-«:=
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-,,,,,,,,, SPELL. SMALL-SCALE BREACHES MIGHT NOT ,,,,,,,,,-
,,,,,,,,,, EVEN BE NOTICEABLE BY THE UNINITIATED; ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, BUT A SPELL MIGHT ALSO VERY WELL BRING ,,,,,,,,,,
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