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###§§%;~-¨ kind of gravity, called the ¨-~;%§§###
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###§§%;~-¨ least energetic state. all potential is ¨-~;%§§###
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨-;§§#
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###§§%;~-¨ active until closed off by counter ¨-~;%§§###
§§§§;~-¨¨¨ spells (hard to pull off) or there's no ¨¨¨-~;§§§§
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§§;~~~-¨¨¨ in that case the outcome depends on the ¨¨¨-~~~;§§
§§§§§%;~-¨ spell. small-scale breaches might not ¨-~;%§§§§§
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