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§$*†-^¨¨¨¨ ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION ¨¨¨¨^-†*$§
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§$*†-^¨¨¨¨ ENTROPY. ¨¨¨¨^-†*$§
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§$*†-^¨¨¨¨ FILAMENT OF YOUR CANAL IS TOO WEAK, OR ¨¨¨¨^-†*$§
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§$*†-^¨¨¨¨ ACTIVE UNTIL CLOSED OFF BY COUNTER ¨¨¨¨^-†*$§
$*†-^¨¨¨¨¨ SPELLS (HARD TO PULL OFF) OR THERE'S NO ¨¨¨¨¨^-†*$
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*†-^¨¨¨¨¨¨ EVEN BE NOTICEABLE BY THE UNINITIATED; ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-†*
$*†-^¨¨¨¨¨ BUT A SPELL MIGHT ALSO VERY WELL BRING ¨¨¨¨¨^-†*$
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