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,,,,,,,,~» BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY »~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~»^ SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL. ^»~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~»^$ SPELLED IN BY PURPOSEFUL SYMMETRY, $^»~,,,,,,
,,,,,~»^$$ ROADS LIKE SYMBOLS, ALIGNED WITH $$^»~,,,,,
,,,,~»^$$¤ LEY LINES. DIALED IN WITH WELL-ROUNDED ¤$$^»~,,,,
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,,,,,~»^$$ OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES. $$^»~,,,,,
,,,,,,~»^$ GOVERNMENTS AND COMPANIES ARE CREATURES $^»~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~»^ IN A WAY. YET PEOPLE SNEAK SMALL ^»~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~» BETWEEN THEIR CLAWS, AND HIDE IN THE »~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ ROADSIDE BUSHES. THEY WAIT THERE. ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, VEHICLES APPROACH; THE GAME IS ON - ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, QUICKLY THE PEOPLE ASSEMBLE IN WELL ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, COUNTER-SPELLS ON THE ASPHALT. TRAFFIC ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, IS INSTANTLY DIVERTED, FLOWS IN SICK ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, WAYS, LIKE DOGS LET LOOSE. SYMMETRY IS ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, LOST. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,~ CARS ARE EJECTED INTO THE GREENS. SHIPS ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~»^ CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE ^»~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~»^$ SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT $^»~,,,,,,
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,,,,~»^$$¤ IT, BUT THE CAUSE IS JUST. I SNEAK BACK ¤$$^»~,,,,
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