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##@£$†*«,,  brazil or china. fenced in, secluded by ,,«*†$£@##
##@£$†*«,,  special plants growing unusually tall.  ,,«*†$£@##
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##@£$†*«,,     roads like symbols, aligned with     ,,«*†$£@##
##@£$†*«,,  ley lines. dialed in with well-rounded  ,,«*†$£@##
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##@£$†*«,,       of intents and bureaucracies.      ,,«*†$£@##
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@£££$†*«,,     in a way. yet people sneak small     ,,«*†$£££@
@£†«,,,,,,   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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##@£$†*«,,      casualties, on both sides. the      ,,«*†$£@##
#@@£$†*«,,    spellmakers will not come home. it    ,,«*†$£@@#
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@@@£$†*«,, it, but the cause is just. i sneak back  ,,«*†$£@@@
##@£$†*«,,      over the fense, heading south.      ,,«*†$£@##
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