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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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\«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«\
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,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   IS INSTANTLY DIVERTED, FLOWS IN SICK   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  WAYS, LIKE DOGS LET LOOSE. SYMMETRY IS  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  LOST.                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  CARS ARE EJECTED INTO THE GREENS. SHIPS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     COLLIDE. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
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