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¨,«;*%§¶## ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION ##¶§%*;«,¨
¨¨,«;*%§¶# FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A #¶§%*;«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«;*%§¶ KIND OF GRAVITY, CALLED THE ¶§%*;«,¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,«;*%§¶ 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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¨,«;*%§¶## TO HAPPEN IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK ##¶§%*;«,¨
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¨¨¨,«;*%§¶ ENTROPY. ¶§%*;«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«;*%§¶# #¶§%*;«,¨¨
¨,«;*%§¶## AND THEN, WHEN THE CIRCUIT CLOSES, THE ##¶§%*;«,¨
¨¨,«;*%§¶# 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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¨,«;*%§¶## 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 #¶§%*;«,¨¨
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¨¨,«;*%§¶# 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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