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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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¨,«;%£@@##    a dangerous game: the roundabout is   ##@@£%;«,¨
¨,«;%£@###   important to some large constellation  ###@£%;«,¨
¨¨¨,«;%%£@       of intents and bureaucracies.      @£%%;«,¨¨¨
¨,«;%£@###  governments and companies are creatures ###@£%;«,¨
¨,«;%£@###     in a way. yet people sneak small     ###@£%;«,¨
¨¨,««%££@#   between their claws, and hide in the   #@££%««,¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨,;%@  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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