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~......... SPELLED IN BY PURPOSEFUL SYMMETRY, .........~
~~........ ROADS LIKE SYMBOLS, ALIGNED WITH ........~~
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~......... 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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