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«:........   BETWEEN THEIR CLAWS, AND HIDE IN THE   ........:«
:.........     ROADSIDE BUSHES. THEY WAIT THERE.    .........:
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..........   QUICKLY THE PEOPLE ASSEMBLE IN WELL    ..........
.......... PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE  ..........
..........  COUNTER-SPELLS ON THE ASPHALT. TRAFFIC  ..........
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..........  WAYS, LIKE DOGS LET LOOSE. SYMMETRY IS  ..........
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«:........     COLLIDE. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF     ........:«
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