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...,«*=£¤@ LEAST  ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS @¤£=*«,...
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........., TO HAPPEN  IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK ,.........
.......... OF IT AS  SETTING AN ELABORATE  TRAP FOR ..........
..........                 ENTROPY.                 ..........
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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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..,«*=£¤@# 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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......,«*= 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 ,.........
..........  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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