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*»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»*
**»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL. ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»**
$**»~¨¨¨¨¨ SPELLED IN BY PURPOSEFUL SYMMETRY, ¨¨¨¨¨~»**$
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**»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES. ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»**
*»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ GOVERNMENTS AND COMPANIES ARE CREATURES ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»*
»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IN A WAY. YET PEOPLE SNEAK SMALL ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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**»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»**
$**»~¨¨¨¨¨ SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT ¨¨¨¨¨~»**$
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