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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  ...--†%§&#
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#@#&§%†--.   IS INSTANTLY DIVERTED, FLOWS IN SICK   .--†%§&#@#
@#&§%†--..  WAYS, LIKE DOGS LET LOOSE. SYMMETRY IS  ..--†%§&#@
#&§%†--...                  LOST.                   ...--†%§&#
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§%†--.....      CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE      .....--†%§
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#@#&§%†--.      OVER THE FENSE, HEADING SOUTH.      .--†%§&#@#
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