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.......~~^ SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL. ^~~.......
......~~^= SPELLED IN BY PURPOSEFUL SYMMETRY, =^~~......
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.....~~^=£ OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES. £=^~~.....
......~~^= GOVERNMENTS AND COMPANIES ARE CREATURES =^~~......
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........~~ 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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