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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  ,,,,,,.~=†
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@£*†=~.,,, CARS ARE EJECTED INTO THE GREENS. SHIPS  ,,,.~=†*£@
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##@£*†=~.,      CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE      ,.~=†*£@##
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