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.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    SPELLED IN BY PURPOSEFUL SYMMETRY,    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
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#@&*%^«.¨¨       OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES.      ¨¨.«^%*&@#
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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  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
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%^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨                  LOST.                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^%
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#@&*%^«.¨¨      CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE      ¨¨.«^%*&@#
##@&*%^«.¨    SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT    ¨.«^%*&@##
#@&*%^«.¨¨   SICKENS ME, THIS PHYSICAL REALITY OF   ¨¨.«^%*&@#
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