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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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#@£§^†=.¨¨    a dangerous game: the roundabout is   ¨¨.=†^§£@#
##@£§^†=.¨  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  ¨.=†^§£@##
#@£§^†=.¨¨                   lost.                  ¨¨.=†^§£@#
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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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