I ask you this: are these places random occurrences given meaning by our paradolea, or is this an example of XM and...

I ask you this: are these places random occurrences given meaning by our paradolea, or is this an example of XM and Dark XM shaping? Hank Johnson Joe Philley Niantic Project 

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