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#¶£*\«.,,, brazil or china. fenced in, secluded by  ,,,.«\*£¶#
##¶£*\«.,,  special plants growing unusually tall.  ,,.«\*£¶##
###¶£*\«.,    spelled in by purposeful symmetry,    ,.«\*£¶###
##¶£*\«.,,     roads like symbols, aligned with     ,,.«\*£¶##
#¶£*\«.,,,  ley lines. dialed in with well-rounded  ,,,.«\*£¶#
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£*\«.,,,,,   important to some large constellation  ,,,,,.«\*£
¶£*\«.,,,,       of intents and bureaucracies.      ,,,,.«\*£¶
#¶£*\«.,,,  governments and companies are creatures ,,,.«\*£¶#
##¶£*\«.,,     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   ,,,,,,.«\*
£*\«.,,,,,  ways, like dogs let loose. symmetry is  ,,,,,.«\*£
¶£*\«.,,,,                  lost.                   ,,,,.«\*£¶
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##¶£*\«.,,  cars are ejected into the greens. ships ,,.«\*£¶##
###¶£*\«.,     collide. there are many kinds of     ,.«\*£¶###
##¶£*\«.,,      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  ,,,,,.«\*£
*\«.,,,,,,      over the fense, heading south.      ,,,,,,.«\*
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