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¤¤%%=^^,,, FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A ,,,^^=%%¤¤
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#¤¤¤¤%/=^, THINGS IN THIS UNIVERSE ALWAYS SEEK THE ,^=/%¤¤¤¤#
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##¤¤¤%/=^, GRADUALLY LOST INTO LESSER FORMS (SUCH ,^=/%¤¤¤##
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¤¤¤////=^, YEAH. ,^=////¤¤¤
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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. ,^=/%¤¤###
###¤¤%/=^, 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 ,^=/%¤####
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###¤¤%/=^, BUT A SPELL MIGHT ALSO VERY WELL BRING ,^=/%¤¤###
###¤¤%/=^, ABOUT THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE. ,^=/%¤¤###
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####¤¤%/=, WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. ,=/%¤¤####
###¤¤%/=^, MAYBE FOR THE BEST. ,^=/%¤¤###
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