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###¶¤$%/«~      OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES.       ~«/%$¤¶###
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##¶¤$%/«~¨     ROADSIDE BUSHES. THEY WAIT THERE.    ¨~«/%$¤¶##
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##¶¤$%/«~¨    VEHICLES APPROACH; THE GAME IS ON -   ¨~«/%$¤¶##
##¶¤$%/«~¨   QUICKLY THE PEOPLE ASSEMBLE IN WELL    ¨~«/%$¤¶##
#¤%%///«~¨  PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE ¨~«///%%¤#
¤$//~¨¨¨¨¨  COUNTER-SPELLS ON THE ASPHALT. TRAFFIC  ¨¨¨¨¨~//$¤
¶$$%«~¨¨¨¨   IS INSTANTLY DIVERTED, FLOWS IN SICK   ¨¨¨¨~«%$$¶
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##¶¤$%/«~¨     COLLIDE. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF     ¨~«/%$¤¶##
¤¤¤$%«¨¨¨¨      CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE      ¨¨¨¨«%$¤¤¤
##¶¤$%/«~¨    SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT    ¨~«/%$¤¶##
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##¶¤$%/«~¨  IT, BUT THE CAUSE IS JUST. I SNEAK BACK ¨~«/%$¤¶##
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