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.&.&.&&..& SPELLED IN BY PURPOSEFUL SYMMETRY, &.&.&.&&.&
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.&.&..&.&& OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES. &.&.&..&.&
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.&.&.&&..& QUICKLY THE PEOPLE ASSEMBLE IN WELL &.&.&.&&.&
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