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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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$$†~,¨¨¨¨¨ MAGIC THEN, IS CREATING TUNNELS, ¨¨¨¨¨,~†$$
$†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ SPECIFIC AND INTRICATE CANALS, FOR THIS ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†$
†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TO HAPPEN IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OF IT AS SETTING AN ELABORATE TRAP FOR ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ENTROPY. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AND THEN, WHEN THE CIRCUIT CLOSES, THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†
$†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ARROW IS FORCED TO DO YOUR BIDDING! ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†$
$$†~,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,~†$$
&$$†~,¨¨¨¨ OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY ¨¨¨¨,~†$$&
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#@&$$†~,¨¨ YEAH. ¨¨,~†$$&@#
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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&$$†~,¨¨¨¨ BUT A SPELL MIGHT ALSO VERY WELL BRING ¨¨¨¨,~†$$&
$$†~,¨¨¨¨¨ ABOUT THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE. ¨¨¨¨¨,~†$$
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†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†
$†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ MAYBE FOR THE BEST. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†$
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