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¤¤&*\,¨¨¨¨ *& *& ,,, ¨¨ MAGIC ¨¨ ,,, &* &* ¨¨¨¨,\*&¤¤
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@¤*\,¨¨¨¨¨ ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION ¨¨¨¨¨,\*¤@
@#&*\\\-,¨ FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A ¨,-\\\*&#@
#@#¤&*\-,¨ KIND OF GRAVITY, CALLED THE ¨,-\*&¤#@#
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###¤&*\-,¨ TO HAPPEN IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK ¨,-\*&¤###
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@¤¤¤&*\-,¨ AND THEN, WHEN THE CIRCUIT CLOSES, THE ¨,-\*&¤¤¤@
¤*\-,,,¨¨¨ ARROW IS FORCED TO DO YOUR BIDDING! ¨¨¨,,,-\*¤
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###¤&*\-,¨ YEAH. ¨,-\*&¤###
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#@#¤&*\-,¨ THE DANGER IS A RUNAWAY SPELL - IF THE ¨,-\*&¤#@#
#&&*-¨¨¨¨¨ FILAMENT OF YOUR CANAL IS TOO WEAK, OR ¨¨¨¨¨-*&&#
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#&**-¨¨¨¨¨ ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS - A BREACH. ¨¨¨¨¨-**&#
¤&&&&*\-,¨ ¨,-\*&&&&¤
@#&\\,¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨,-\*&¤#@#
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#@#¤&*\-,¨ MAYBE FOR THE BEST. ¨,-\*&¤#@#
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