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#@£†~~,,,,  brazil or china. fenced in, secluded by ,,,,~~†£@#
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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 -   ,,,,~†††*#
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###@£*†~,,  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   ,,~†*£#@##
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