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,,~:%£####  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  ####£%:~,,
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,,,,,~%%%#     ROADS LIKE SYMBOLS, ALIGNED WITH     #%%%~,,,,,
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,,~:%%£### 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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,,~:%%£###  COUNTER-SPELLS ON THE ASPHALT. TRAFFIC  ###£%%:~,,
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