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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=       OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES.      =~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,     IN A WAY. YET PEOPLE SNEAK SMALL     ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   BETWEEN THEIR CLAWS, AND HIDE IN THE   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    ROADSIDE BUSHES. THEY WAIT THERE.     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   VEHICLES APPROACH; THE GAME IS ON -    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   QUICKLY THE PEOPLE ASSEMBLE IN WELL    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  COUNTER-SPELLS ON THE ASPHALT. TRAFFIC  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,   IS INSTANTLY DIVERTED, FLOWS IN SICK   ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,~=†§¤@      CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE      @¤§†=~,¨¨¨
¨¨,~=†§¤@#    SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT    #@¤§†=~,¨¨
¨,~=†§¤@##   SICKENS ME, THIS PHYSICAL REALITY OF   ##@¤§†=~,¨
¨¨,~=†§¤@#  IT, BUT THE CAUSE IS JUST. I SNEAK BACK #@¤§†=~,¨¨
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