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.§.§.§.§.§ ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION §..§.§.§.§
.§.§.§.§.§ FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A §.§§.§.§.§
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.§.§.§.§.§ ARROW OF TIME. §.§§.§.§.§
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.§.§.§.§.§ LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS §..§.§.§.§
.§.§.§.§.§ GRADUALLY LOST INTO LESSER FORMS (SUCH §.§§.§.§.§
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.§.§.§.§.§ OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY §.§§.§.§.§
.§.§.§.§.§ DRAINING TIME FROM THE UNIVERSE, BUT §..§.§.§.§
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.§.§.§.§.§ THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE §.§§.§.§.§
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