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#@¶@*$†~,, MAGIC IS ABOUT BEING UNACCOUNTABLE, ,,~†$*@¶@#
@¶@*$†~,,, ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION ,,,~†$*@¶@
¶@*$†~,,,, FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A ,,,,~†$*@¶
@*$†~,,,,, KIND OF GRAVITY, CALLED THE ,,,,,~†$*@
*$†~,,,,,, ARROW OF TIME. ,,,,,,~†$*
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~,,,,,,,,, LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS ,,,,,,,,,~
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@¶@*$†~,,, ENTROPY. ,,,~†$*@¶@
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@¶@*$†~,,, AND THEN, WHEN THE CIRCUIT CLOSES, THE ,,,~†$*@¶@
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¶@*$†~,,,, THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE ,,,,~†$*@¶
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@¶@*$†~,,, THESE ARE USUALLY CATASTROPHIC. ,,,~†$*@¶@
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,,,,,,,,,, SPELL. SMALL-SCALE BREACHES MIGHT NOT ,,,,,,,,,,
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