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¨¨¨¨¨==†§#  brazil or china. fenced in, secluded by #§†==¨¨¨¨¨
¨-=\†§££##  special plants growing unusually tall.  ##££§†\=-¨
¨-=\†§£###    spelled in by purposeful symmetry,    ###£§†\=-¨
¨-=\†§££##     roads like symbols, aligned with     ##££§†\=-¨
¨-=\†§£###  ley lines. dialed in with well-rounded  ###£§†\=-¨
¨-=\†§§£##             gps coordinates.             ##£§§†\=-¨
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¨-=\†§£###  important to some large constellation   ###£§†\=-¨
¨-=\†§£###      of intents and bureaucracies.       ###£§†\=-¨
¨-=\†£####  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  £††††\-¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-=†£  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    ##££§†\=-¨
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¨-=\†§£###  it, but the cause is just. i sneak back ###£§†\=-¨
¨-=\†††£##      over the fense, heading south.      ##£†††\=-¨
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