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§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨ A SECRET ROUNDABOUT: IN WHAT USED TO BE  ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨  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.             ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨              ¨¨¨ - : - ¨¨¨               §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨§§                                          §§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§   A DANGEROUS GAME: THE ROUNDABOUT IS    §¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨  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  §§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨                  LOST.                   §¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§  CARS ARE EJECTED INTO THE GREENS. SHIPS ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§     COLLIDE. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF     §¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨      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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