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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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¨¨¨.«:§%#@   A DANGEROUS GAME: THE ROUNDABOUT IS    @#%§:«.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.«:§%#   IMPORTANT TO SOME LARGE CONSTELLATION  #%§:«.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.«:§%      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  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   IS INSTANTLY DIVERTED, FLOWS IN SICK   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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