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,@@,@@,@@@  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  ,@@@@,@,,@
@,@@,@@,,@    SPELLED IN BY PURPOSEFUL SYMMETRY,    @,,,@@@,@@
@@,@@,@,@@     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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,@,,,@,@@@    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   @,,@@@,,,@
,,@,@@,@@,  WAYS, LIKE DOGS LET LOOSE. SYMMETRY IS  @,@,,@,,@@
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@@@@,@,@@,     COLLIDE. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF     @@@,@,,,,@
,,,@@@@,@,      CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE      ,,@@@,,,@,
,,@,,,@@@,    SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT    ,@,,@,,@@,
,@@,,@,,@,   SICKENS ME, THIS PHYSICAL REALITY OF   @@,@@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@@@ IT, BUT THE CAUSE IS JUST. I SNEAK BACK  ,@@,@@@@@,
@@@@,@@,,@      OVER THE FENSE, HEADING SOUTH.      @,@@,,,,@@
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