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,,,,,~†@@@ SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL. @@@†~,,,,,
,:~=†%@@## SPELLED IN BY PURPOSEFUL SYMMETRY, ##@@%†=~:,
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,,,:~==%%@ LEY LINES. DIALED IN WITH WELL-ROUNDED @%%==~:,,,
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,,,,,:~=%@ OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES. @%=~:,,,,,
,:~=†%@@## GOVERNMENTS AND COMPANIES ARE CREATURES ##@@%†=~:,
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,:~=†%@@## 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 ##@@%†=~:,
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