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¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨§¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
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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.             ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§
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¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              ¨¨¨ ~ / ~ ¨¨¨               ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨    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.    ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§   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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¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨
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