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.^~=^%£@## 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 ##@£%^=~^.
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.^~=^%£@## 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 ##@£%^=~^.
.^~=^%£### of it  as setting an  elaborate trap for ###£%^=~^.
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....^~=%@# and  then, when the circuit closes,  the #@%=~^....
.^~=^%£@## arrow  is  forced to  do  your  bidding! ##@£%^=~^.
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.^~=^%£@## 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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.^~=^%£@##      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 #£%%%^=~^.
...^^=^%%@   spell. small-scale breaches might not  @%%^=^^...
.^~=^%£@## even be noticeable by  the  uninitiated; ##@£%^=~^.
.^~=^%£### but a spell might also  very  well bring ###£%^=~^.
.^~=^%£@## about the  heat death  of the  universe. ##@£%^=~^.
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