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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   @,,,,,,,,,
@,,,@@@@,,    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  @,@,,,,@,@
@,@,,,,@,@                  LOST.                   @@@,,,@@@,
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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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