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.^----^*£#  special plants growing unusually tall.  #£*^----^.
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......-§§£     roads like symbols, aligned with     £§§-......
.^-^§*§###  ley lines. dialed in with well-rounded  ###§*§^-^.
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..^^^^***§      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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.^-^§*§£##     collide. there are many kinds of     ##£§*§^-^.
.^-^§*§§§§      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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