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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 ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, GRADUALLY LOST INTO  LESSER FORMS  (SUCH ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,.                AS HEAT).                 .,,,,,,,,,
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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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