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.......-~† About Removing The Source Of The Action †~-.......
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.........- Kind Of Gravity, Called The -.........
........-~ Arrow of time. ~-........
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.....-~†$* Least Energetic State. All Potential Is *$†~-.....
....-~†$*@ Gradually Lost Into Lesser Forms (Such @*$†~-....
...-~†$*@# As Heat). #@*$†~-...
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.-~†$*@#@# Magic Then, Is Creating Tunnels, #@#@*$†~-.
..-~†$*@#@ Specific And Intricate Canals, For This @#@*$†~-..
...-~†$*@# To Happen In A Controlled Manner. Think #@*$†~-...
....-~†$*@ Of It As Setting An Elaborate Trap For @*$†~-....
.....-~†$* Entropy. *$†~-.....
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.......-~† And Then, When The Circuit Closes, The †~-.......
........-~ Arrow Is Forced To Do Your Bidding! ~-........
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.......-~† 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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.......-~† 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 ~-........
.......-~† 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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........-~ Maybe For The Best. ~-........
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