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###@@%^-:, brazil or china. fenced in, secluded by ,:-^%@@###
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###@@%^-:, spelled in by purposeful symmetry, ,:-^%@@###
@@%---:,,, roads like symbols, aligned with ,,,:---%@@
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###@@%^-:, 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 ,:-^%@@###
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###@@%^-:, sickens me, this physical reality of ,:-^%@@###
###@@%^-:, it, but the cause is just. i sneak back ,:-^%@@###
#@%-,,,,,, over the fense, heading south. ,,,,,,-%@#
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