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¨~-:%£§### brazil or china. fenced in, secluded by  ###§£%:-~¨
¨¨~-:::%£¶  special plants growing unusually tall.  ¶£%:::-~¨¨
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¨~-:%££§§#     roads like symbols, aligned with     #§§££%:-~¨
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¨¨¨~::%££§   important to some large constellation  §££%::~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-:£¶       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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¨¨¨~:::%§#     collide. there are many kinds of     #§%:::~¨¨¨
¨~-:%££££¶      casualties, on both sides. the      ¶££££%:-~¨
¨¨¨¨~:£§¶#    spellmakers will not come home. it    #¶§£:~¨¨¨¨
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¨~-:%£§¶¶¶  it, but the cause is just. i sneak back ¶¶¶§£%:-~¨
¨~-:%£¶###      over the fense, heading south.      ###¶£%:-~¨
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