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@&&&¤§^~,¨ ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION ¨,~^§¤&&&@
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#@@&¤§^~,¨ KIND OF GRAVITY, CALLED THE ¨,~^§¤&@@#
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&&§§§~,¨¨¨ LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS ¨¨¨,~§§§&&
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#@@&¤§^~,¨ THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE ¨,~^§¤&@@#
@¤§^^~,¨¨¨ ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS - A BREACH. ¨¨¨,~^^§¤@
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@&¤^,¨¨¨¨¨ THESE ARE USUALLY CATASTROPHIC. ¨¨¨¨¨,^¤&@
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@&¤§§^,,¨¨ 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 ¨,~^§¤&@@#
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#@@&¤§^~,¨ MAYBE FOR THE BEST. ¨,~^§¤&@@#
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