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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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###@*^\~~¨ 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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##¶@*^\~~¨ of course, you're also irreversably ¨~~\^*@¶##
¶¶*\~¨¨¨¨¨ draining time from the universe, but ¨¨¨¨¨~\*¶¶
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##¶@*^\~~¨ filament of your canal is too weak, or ¨~~\^*@¶##
###@*^\~~¨ the potential is high enough to escape ¨~~\^*@###
@^^^^^\~~¨ any self-closing mechanisms - a breach. ¨~~\^^^^^@
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##¶@*^\~~¨ 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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#¶¶@*^\~~¨ in that case the outcome depends on the ¨~~\^*@¶¶#
###¶@*^\~¨ spell. small-scale breaches might not ¨~\^*@¶###
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##¶@*^\~~¨ but a spell might also very well bring ¨~~\^*@¶##
##¶@*^\~~¨ about the heat death of the universe. ¨~~\^*@¶##
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