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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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...^~;%$&£       of intents and bureaucracies.      £&$%;~^...
....^~;%$&  governments and companies are creatures &$%;~^....
.....^~;%$     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  $%;~^.....
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...^~;%$&£   is instantly diverted, flows in sick   £&$%;~^...
..^~;%$&£#  ways, like dogs let loose. symmetry is  #£&$%;~^..
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........^~ it, but the cause is just. i sneak back  ~^........
.......^~;      over the fense, heading south.      ;~^.......
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