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##@¤%%^~., 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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¤¤¤%^~.,,, counter-spells on the asphalt. traffic ,,,.~^%¤¤¤
###@%%^~., is instantly diverted, flows in sick ,.~^%%@###
¤%^~~~.,,, ways, like dogs let loose. symmetry is ,,,.~~~^%¤
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#@%%%^^~., sickens me, this physical reality of ,.~^^%%%@#
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##@¤%%^~., over the fense, heading south. ,.~^%%¤@##
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