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¨^~=*§@###  A SECRET ROUNDABOUT: IN WHAT USED TO BE ###@§*=~^¨
¨^~=***&@@ BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY  @@&***=~^¨
¨^~=*&§@##  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  ##@§&*=~^¨
¨¨¨¨^==*&§    SPELLED IN BY PURPOSEFUL SYMMETRY,    §&*==^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨^~~=&&§  LEY LINES. DIALED IN WITH WELL-ROUNDED  §&&=~~^¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~*§§   IMPORTANT TO SOME LARGE CONSTELLATION  §§*~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨^~=*&§@##       OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES.      ##@§&*=~^¨
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¨^~=*&§@##     IN A WAY. YET PEOPLE SNEAK SMALL     ##@§&*=~^¨
¨^~=*&&§§§   BETWEEN THEIR CLAWS, AND HIDE IN THE   §§§&&*=~^¨
¨^~=*&§@##     ROADSIDE BUSHES. THEY WAIT THERE.    ##@§&*=~^¨
¨^~=***&§§                                          §§&***=~^¨
¨¨¨¨~==*&@   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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¨^^^~**&§§                                          §§&**~^^^¨
¨^~=*&§@##  CARS ARE EJECTED INTO THE GREENS. SHIPS ##@§&*=~^¨
¨¨¨¨^^=&@@     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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