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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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=;~-,,,,,, MAGIC THEN, IS CREATING TUNNELS, ,,,,,,-~;=
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##¶@=;~-,, DRAINING TIME FROM THE UNIVERSE, BUT ,,-~;=@¶##
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=;~-,,,,,, FILAMENT OF YOUR CANAL IS TOO WEAK, OR ,,,,,,-~;=
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¶@=;~-,,,, ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS - A BREACH. ,,,,-~;=@¶
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¶@=;~-,,,, MORE ENERGY TO FALL THROUGH. ,,,,-~;=@¶
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=;~-,,,,,, IN THAT CASE THE OUTCOME DEPENDS ON THE ,,,,,,-~;=
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