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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, @¤*~^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^~;*¤¤¤@# ARROW IS FORCED TO DO YOUR BIDDING! #@¤¤¤*;~^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨^;¤¤ OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY ¤¤;^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨^~;*¤¤@## DRAINING TIME FROM THE UNIVERSE, BUT ##@¤¤*;~^¨
¨^~;*¤¤@## YEAH. ##@¤¤*;~^¨
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¨^~;*¤¤@## THE DANGER IS A RUNAWAY SPELL - IF THE ##@¤¤*;~^¨
¨^~;*¤¤@@@ 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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¨^~;*¤¤¤@@ IN THAT CASE THE OUTCOME DEPENDS ON THE @@¤¤¤*;~^¨
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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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