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§¨§¨§¨§¨§§ 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 §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨¨§ AS HEAT). §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨§¨¨§ MAGIC THEN, IS CREATING TUNNELS, §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§§ 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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§¨§¨§¨§¨¨§ 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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§¨§¨§¨§¨¨§ THESE ARE USUALLY CATASTROPHIC. §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§§ 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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§¨§¨§¨§¨¨§ EVEN BE NOTICEABLE BY THE UNINITIATED; §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§§ BUT A SPELL MIGHT ALSO VERY WELL BRING §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨¨§ ABOUT THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE. §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨§¨§§ MAYBE FOR THE BEST. §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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