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&§«««~....    recruiting takes place in peoples     ....~«««§&
#**§««««~. yards, or outside  stores, or with a bit .~««««§**#
#****§\«~.        of violence and trickery.         .~«\§****#
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####&*\«~. throw   the  fourleggers  into   a  van. .~«\*&####
###&*§\«~. decode them.  sort  them by  species and .~«\§*&###
#*§§§\«...                  taste.                  ...«\§§§*#
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#&&&*§\«~. decorate  the  dog,  decorate  the  dogs .~«\§*&&&#
###&*§\«~. mind,  upsize  the paws,  or  the  whole .~«\§*&###
&&§\\\\«~.  creature, frame a burroughs portrait,   .~«\\\\§&&
&&*§«..... sing a tune about being brought to  your .....«§*&&
#&&&*§\«~. roads end and  reborn as something else. .~«\§*&&&#
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#**§\~~... you   can't    go    the    same    way, ...~~\§**#
####*§\«~.  unfortunately, though another path is   .~«\§*####
###&*§\«~. open.  a grimier, grainier, more painful .~«\§*&###
###&*§\«~. approach. hopefully bliss is at the  end .~«\§*&###
###&*§\«~. of  it, but  i don't  know.  might  just .~«\§*&###
###&*§\«~. ruin  you.  will   probably  ruin   you. .~«\§*&###
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