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¨.~==$#@## BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY  ##@#$==~.¨
¨¨.~==$#@#  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  #@#$==~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~==$#@    SPELLED IN BY PURPOSEFUL SYMMETRY,    @#$==~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~==$#     ROADS LIKE SYMBOLS, ALIGNED WITH     #$==~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~==$#@  LEY LINES. DIALED IN WITH WELL-ROUNDED  @#$==~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~==$#@#             GPS COORDINATES.             #@#$==~.¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨.~==$#      CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE      #$==~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~==$#@    SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT    @#$==~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~==$#@#   SICKENS ME, THIS PHYSICAL REALITY OF   #@#$==~.¨¨
¨.~==$#@##  IT, BUT THE CAUSE IS JUST. I SNEAK BACK ##@#$==~.¨
¨¨.~==$#@#      OVER THE FENSE, HEADING SOUTH.      #@#$==~.¨¨
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