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.......... 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 .........^
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