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,,~«=*$£¶@  BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY @¶£$*=«~,,
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,,,~«=*$£¶     ROADS LIKE SYMBOLS, ALIGNED WITH     ¶£$*=«~,,,
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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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