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...^~***¤@ 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 #@@¤***~^.
..^~***¤@@ LOST. @@¤***~^..
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..^~***¤@@ CARS ARE EJECTED INTO THE GREENS. SHIPS @@¤***~^..
.^~***¤@@# COLLIDE. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF #@@¤***~^.
..^~***¤@@ CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE @@¤***~^..
...^~***¤@ SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT @¤***~^...
..^~***¤@@ SICKENS ME, THIS PHYSICAL REALITY OF @@¤***~^..
.^~***¤@@# IT, BUT THE CAUSE IS JUST. I SNEAK BACK #@@¤***~^.
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