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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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,,~†*$¤£@@ THINGS IN THIS UNIVERSE ALWAYS SEEK THE @@£¤$*†~,,
,,~†**$$$£ LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS £$$$**†~,,
,,,,,~†$¤£ GRADUALLY LOST INTO LESSER FORMS (SUCH £¤$†~,,,,,
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,,,~~~~*¤£ MAGIC THEN, IS CREATING TUNNELS, £¤*~~~~,,,
,,~†*$¤£## SPECIFIC AND INTRICATE CANALS, FOR THIS ##£¤$*†~,,
,,~†*$¤@## TO HAPPEN IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK ##@¤$*†~,,
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,,~†*$¤£@# ENTROPY. #@£¤$*†~,,
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,,~†*$¤£@@ ARROW IS FORCED TO DO YOUR BIDDING! @@£¤$*†~,,
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,,,,,,~~*¤ OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY ¤*~~,,,,,,
,,,~†**$££ DRAINING TIME FROM THE UNIVERSE, BUT ££$**†~,,,
,,,,,,~*¤¤ YEAH. ¤¤*~,,,,,,
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,,~†*$¤£@# FILAMENT OF YOUR CANAL IS TOO WEAK, OR #@£¤$*†~,,
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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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,,~†*$¤£@# SPELL. SMALL-SCALE BREACHES MIGHT NOT #@£¤$*†~,,
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,,~†*$¤@## ABOUT THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE. ##@¤$*†~,,
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