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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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#¶£%†/«.¨¨ least energetic state. all potential is ¨¨.«/†%£¶#
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%†/«.¨¨¨¨¨ specific and intricate canals, for this ¨¨¨¨¨.«/†%
£%†/«.¨¨¨¨ to happen in a controlled manner. think ¨¨¨¨.«/†%£
¶£%†/«.¨¨¨ of it as setting an elaborate trap for ¨¨¨.«/†%£¶
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#¶£%†/«.¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«/†
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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 ¨¨.«/†%£¶#
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#¶£%†/«.¨¨ more energy to fall through. ¨¨.«/†%£¶#
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%†/«.¨¨¨¨¨ spell. small-scale breaches might not ¨¨¨¨¨.«/†%
†/«.¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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