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¨,~\§%%%§§ ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION §§%%%§\~,¨
¨,~\§%§### FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A ###§%§\~,¨
¨,~\§%%%## KIND OF GRAVITY, CALLED THE ##%%%§\~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,\§%§ ARROW OF TIME. §%§\,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~\%%§ THINGS IN THIS UNIVERSE ALWAYS SEEK THE §%%\~¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~\§%§### LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS ###§%§\~,¨
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¨,~\§%§### 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! ###§%§\~,¨
¨,~\§%§§§# #§§§%§\~,¨
¨,~\§%§### OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY ###§%§\~,¨
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¨,~\§%§### 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. ###§%§\~,¨
¨,~\§%§§§# #§§§%§\~,¨
¨,,~~~~§§§ 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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