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,^-/§£§@##  BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY ##@§£§/-^,
,^-/§£§@##  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  ##@§£§/-^,
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,^-/§£§@##     ROADS LIKE SYMBOLS, ALIGNED WITH     ##@§£§/-^,
,^-/§£§@##  LEY LINES. DIALED IN WITH WELL-ROUNDED  ##@§£§/-^,
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,^-/§£§@##  GOVERNMENTS AND COMPANIES ARE CREATURES ##@§£§/-^,
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,^-/§£§@##     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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,^-/§£§@##     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 #§££/^,,,,
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