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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  ¨¨¨¨¨-«†%%
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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  ¨¨¨-«†%%@£
@%%†«-¨¨¨¨   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   ¨¨-«†%%@£@
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@%%†«-¨¨¨¨      over the fense, heading south.      ¨¨¨¨-«†%%@
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