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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  CARS ARE EJECTED INTO THE GREENS. SHIPS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   SICKENS ME, THIS PHYSICAL REALITY OF   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
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