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¶$*^«.¨¨¨¨  A SECRET ROUNDABOUT: IN WHAT USED TO BE ¨¨¨¨.«^*$¶
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#@¶$*^«.¨¨  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  ¨¨.«^*$¶@#
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¶$*^«.¨¨¨¨             GPS COORDINATES.             ¨¨¨¨.«^*$¶
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#@¶$*^«.¨¨   VEHICLES APPROACH; THE GAME IS ON -    ¨¨.«^*$¶@#
##@¶$*^«.¨    QUICKLY THE PEOPLE ASSEMBLE IN WELL   ¨.«^*$¶@##
#@¶$*^«.¨¨ PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE  ¨¨.«^*$¶@#
@¶$*^«.¨¨¨  COUNTER-SPELLS ON THE ASPHALT. TRAFFIC  ¨¨¨.«^*$¶@
¶$*^«.¨¨¨¨   IS INSTANTLY DIVERTED, FLOWS IN SICK   ¨¨¨¨.«^*$¶
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*^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨   SICKENS ME, THIS PHYSICAL REALITY OF   ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^*
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