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....&..&.. Special Plants Growing Unusually Tall. .&.&&....&
&....&..&. Spelled In By Purposeful Symmetry, ...&&&....
.&....&..& Roads Like Symbols, Aligned With ...&.&&...
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.&.&&....& Of Intents And Bureaucracies. ....&&&...
...&&&.... Governments And Companies Are Creatures ....&.&&..
...&.&&... In A Way. Yet People Sneak Small ......&&&.
.....&&&.. Between Their Claws, And Hide In The &.....&.&&
&....&.&&. Roadside Bushes. They Wait There. .&......&&
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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 ..&....&..
....&.&&.. Ways, Like Dogs Let Loose. Symmetry Is ...&....&.
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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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