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.....-†*%§    MAGIC IS ABOUT BEING UNACCOUNTABLE,   §%*†-.....
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.....-†*%§ FROM YOURSELF. IT  WORKS BY EXPLOITING A §%*†-.....
....-†*%§@       KIND OF GRAVITY, CALLED THE        @§%*†-....
...-†*%§@#              ARROW OF TIME.              #@§%*†-...
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....-†*%§@ LEAST ENERGETIC  STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS @§%*†-....
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...-†*%§@# SPECIFIC AND  INTRICATE CANALS, FOR THIS #@§%*†-...
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...-†*%§@# THE  POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH  TO ESCAPE #@§%*†-...
....-†*%§@ ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS - A  BREACH. @§%*†-....
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....-†*%§@ ACTIVE  UNTIL  CLOSED   OFF  BY  COUNTER @§%*†-....
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