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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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##%^\~^,,, casualties, on both sides. the ,,,^~\^%##
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####%^\~^, sickens me, this physical reality of ,^~\^%####
###%^\~^,, it, but the cause is just. i sneak back ,,^~\^%###
##%^\~^,,, over the fense, heading south. ,,,^~\^%##
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