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###£%†;~-,  brazil or china. fenced in, secluded by ,-~;†%£###
###£%†;~-,  special plants growing unusually tall.  ,-~;†%£###
###£%†;~-,    spelled in by purposeful symmetry,    ,-~;†%£###
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#%†~~-,,,,  ley lines. dialed in with well-rounded  ,,,,-~~†%#
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###£%†;~-,      of intents and bureaucracies.       ,-~;†%£###
###£%†;~-, governments and companies are creatures  ,-~;†%£###
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###£%†;~-,  counter-spells on the asphalt. traffic  ,-~;†%£###
###£%†;~-,   is instantly diverted, flows in sick   ,-~;†%£###
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###£%†;~-,                  lost.                   ,-~;†%£###
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###£%†;~-,      casualties, on both sides. the      ,-~;†%£###
###£%†;~-,    spellmakers will not come home. it    ,-~;†%£###
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###£%†;~-, it, but the cause is just. i sneak back  ,-~;†%£###
###£%†;~-,      over the fense, heading south.      ,-~;†%£###
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