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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     #@#¤£†~.¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†  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  ¤£†~.¨¨¨¨¨
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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    ¤£†~.¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨.~†£¤#@ it, but the cause is just. i sneak back  @#¤£†~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~†£¤#@#      over the fense, heading south.      #@#¤£†~.¨¨
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