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¨¨~«==§@## BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY  ##@§==«~¨¨
¨¨¨~«==§@#  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  #@§==«~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«==§@    SPELLED IN BY PURPOSEFUL SYMMETRY,    @§==«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«==§     ROADS LIKE SYMBOLS, ALIGNED WITH     §==«~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~«==§@#     IN A WAY. YET PEOPLE SNEAK SMALL     #@§==«~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~«==§    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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¨¨¨~«==§@#  CARS ARE EJECTED INTO THE GREENS. SHIPS #@§==«~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~«==§      CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE      §==«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«==    SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT    ==«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«=   SICKENS ME, THIS PHYSICAL REALITY OF   =«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«== IT, BUT THE CAUSE IS JUST. I SNEAK BACK  ==«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«==§      OVER THE FENSE, HEADING SOUTH.      §==«~¨¨¨¨¨
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