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##&$*=-~¨¨ BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY ¨¨~-=*$#
#&$*=-~¨¨¨ SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL. ¨¨¨~-=*$
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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$*=-~¨¨¨¨¨ VEHICLES APPROACH; THE GAME IS ON - ¨¨¨¨¨~-=*$
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#&$*=-~¨¨¨ PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE ¨¨¨~-=*$
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=-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-=
-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SICKENS ME, THIS PHYSICAL REALITY OF ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
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