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¨¨^~*=$### SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL. ###$=*~^¨¨
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¨¨^~*=$### OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES. ###$=*~^¨¨
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¨¨^~*=$### IN A WAY. YET PEOPLE SNEAK SMALL ###$=*~^¨¨
¨^~*=$#### BETWEEN THEIR CLAWS, AND HIDE IN THE ####$=*~^¨
¨¨^~*=$### ROADSIDE BUSHES. THEY WAIT THERE. ###$=*~^¨¨
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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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¨¨^~*=$### CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE ###$=*~^¨¨
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