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....,=^†£§  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  §£†^=,....
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........,=      OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES.       =,........
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..........   BETWEEN THEIR CLAWS, AND HIDE IN THE   ..........
..........    ROADSIDE BUSHES. THEY WAIT THERE.     ..........
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........,=    VEHICLES APPROACH; THE GAME IS ON -   =,........
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......,=^† PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE  †^=,......
.....,=^†£  COUNTER-SPELLS ON THE ASPHALT. TRAFFIC  £†^=,.....
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....,=^†£§      CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE      §£†^=,....
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