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,:~:$¤@@## LEY LINES. DIALED IN WITH WELL-ROUNDED ##@@¤$:~:,
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,:~:$¤@@@# OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES. #@@@¤$:~:,
,:~:$¤@### GOVERNMENTS AND COMPANIES ARE CREATURES ###@¤$:~:,
,:~:$¤@### IN A WAY. YET PEOPLE SNEAK SMALL ###@¤$:~:,
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,,,:~$$$@# ROADSIDE BUSHES. THEY WAIT THERE. #@$$$~:,,,
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,:~:$¤@### PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE ###@¤$:~:,
,:~:$¤@@@# COUNTER-SPELLS ON THE ASPHALT. TRAFFIC #@@@¤$:~:,
,,,,,,~$@# IS INSTANTLY DIVERTED, FLOWS IN SICK #@$~,,,,,,
,:~:$¤@### WAYS, LIKE DOGS LET LOOSE. SYMMETRY IS ###@¤$:~:,
,,,:~:¤¤¤# LOST. #¤¤¤:~:,,,
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,:~:$¤@### CARS ARE EJECTED INTO THE GREENS. SHIPS ###@¤$:~:,
,:~:$¤@### COLLIDE. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF ###@¤$:~:,
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