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.¤¤¤¤¤.... ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION .¤.¤..¤..¤
¤¤....¤... FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A ¤¤¤¤¤.¤¤.¤
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¤.¤¤..¤.¤. ARROW OF TIME. ¤¤...¤.¤¤.
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...¤¤¤¤... THINGS IN THIS UNIVERSE ALWAYS SEEK THE ..¤¤.¤..¤¤
¤..¤...¤.. LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS ..¤.¤¤¤.¤.
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¤.¤..¤.... SPECIFIC AND INTRICATE CANALS, FOR THIS ¤.¤¤..¤..¤
.¤¤¤.¤¤... TO HAPPEN IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK ¤¤¤.¤.¤¤.¤
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.¤¤¤...¤¤¤ ARROW IS FORCED TO DO YOUR BIDDING! .....¤¤¤..
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.¤¤.¤¤.¤¤. OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY .....¤¤.¤¤
¤¤.¤¤.¤¤.¤ DRAINING TIME FROM THE UNIVERSE, BUT ¤....¤.¤¤.
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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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.¤.....¤¤¤ ALTHOUGH MANY ARE LOCAL, THEY STAY ....¤¤..¤.
.¤¤....¤.. ACTIVE UNTIL CLOSED OFF BY COUNTER ¤...¤.¤.¤¤
¤¤.¤...¤¤. SPELLS (HARD TO PULL OFF) OR THERE'S NO ¤¤..¤¤¤¤¤.
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..¤¤¤¤..¤. SPELL. SMALL-SCALE BREACHES MIGHT NOT .¤....¤¤.¤
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.¤¤¤..¤¤¤. BUT A SPELL MIGHT ALSO VERY WELL BRING ...¤..¤¤¤.
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..¤¤¤¤.¤¤¤ MAYBE FOR THE BEST. ¤¤.¤....¤.
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