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,~-†%§&£## a secret roundabout: in what used to be  ##£&§%†-~,
,~-†%§&£##  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  ##£&§%†-~,
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,~-†%§§§&#      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  &§§%-~~~~,
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,~-†%§&£##  cars are ejected into the greens. ships ##£&§%†-~,
,~-†%§£###     collide. there are many kinds of     ###£§%†-~,
,,,~††§§&#      casualties, on both sides. the      #&§§††~,,,
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,,,,~-%§§£      over the fense, heading south.      £§§%-~,,,,
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