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¨¨,~†$$¤##  BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY ##¤$$†~,¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    A DANGEROUS GAME: THE ROUNDABOUT IS   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,~†$$     ROADSIDE BUSHES. THEY WAIT THERE.    $$†~,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,~†$$¤#    VEHICLES APPROACH; THE GAME IS ON -   #¤$$†~,¨¨¨
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¨¨,~†$$¤##  COUNTER-SPELLS ON THE ASPHALT. TRAFFIC  ##¤$$†~,¨¨
¨¨¨,~†$$¤#   IS INSTANTLY DIVERTED, FLOWS IN SICK   #¤$$†~,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~†$$¤  WAYS, LIKE DOGS LET LOOSE. SYMMETRY IS  ¤$$†~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~†$$                  LOST.                   $$†~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†$                                          $†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   SICKENS ME, THIS PHYSICAL REALITY OF   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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