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,,,####,,, about  removing the source of the action #########,
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,######,,, least energetic state. all potential  is ,,,,#,,,,,
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,,,##,,###     magic then, is creating tunnels,     ##,,#####,
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##,,##,,## of it as  setting an elaborate  trap for ,,,,,,,,##
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#,,######, and then, when the  circuit  closes, the ,,###,,###
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,,,,,,,,##    of course, you're also irreversably   ####,,,,##
,######,,, draining  time  from  the  universe, but ###,,##,,,
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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 ,,,,##,,,,
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##,,,,#### spells (hard to pull  off) or there's no ,#,,##,,##
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#######,,, in  that case the outcome depends on the #######,,#
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,,,,,##,,# well.  it is what it  is. a dying  art.. ,,#,,,,,,,
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