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¨.~=†£§¶##  brazil or china. fenced in, secluded by ##¶§£†=~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~†§#  special plants growing unusually tall.  #§†~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨.=†£§#     roads like symbols, aligned with     #§£†=.¨¨¨¨
¨.~=†£§¶##  ley lines. dialed in with well-rounded  ##¶§£†=~.¨
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¨.~=†£§¶¶#  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   §£=~~~..¨¨
¨.~=†£££¶¶     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  ¶§§†~~.¨¨¨
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¨.~=†£§¶##  cars are ejected into the greens. ships ##¶§£†=~.¨
¨.~=†£§§¶#     collide. there are many kinds of     #¶§§£†=~.¨
¨.~=†£§§¶¶      casualties, on both sides. the      ¶¶§§£†=~.¨
¨¨.~~~~†§#    spellmakers will not come home. it    #§†~~~~.¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.=£§§   sickens me, this physical reality of   §§£=.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†§ it, but the cause is just. i sneak back  §†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~~~~††§¶      over the fense, heading south.      ¶§††~~~~.¨
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