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@@,,,@,,@@  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  @,@@@@,@,@
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,@,@@@@@,,      OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES.       @@@@@@,@,@
@@@,,,,@,,  GOVERNMENTS AND COMPANIES ARE CREATURES ,,,,,@@@@@
,,@,,,@@,@     IN A WAY. YET PEOPLE SNEAK SMALL     ,,,,@,,,,,
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,@,,,,,,@@ 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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@@,,@@,@,,    SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT    ,@,,@@@@@@
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