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«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ GRADUALLY LOST INTO LESSER FORMS (SUCH ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SPECIFIC AND INTRICATE CANALS, FOR THIS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TO HAPPEN IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OF IT AS SETTING AN ELABORATE TRAP FOR ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ENTROPY. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
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«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ACTIVE UNTIL CLOSED OFF BY COUNTER ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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