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^~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~^
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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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