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Well, it was mainly about jumping into a dimension and stopping villains that had the potential for dimension jumping from developing that far and learning about existence. The main way this was and it still is done is by having a limiter, what we were called, jump into the dimension a few years before the villain is born and, by following the laws of that world/dimension, play out the hero role to stop them. And after completing or cleaning up all of your assignments, your current cycle endeds.
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That's super interesting, and useful. I can see how the Encyclopedia plays a part. What's a cycle, again?