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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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##£@£^/«^.       of intents and bureaucracies.      .^«/^£@£##
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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   ...^«/^£@#
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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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