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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.    ,@,,@,,,,@
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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.                   ,,@@,,@@@@
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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    ,,,@,@@@@@
,@,,,,@@,@   SICKENS ME, THIS PHYSICAL REALITY OF   ,,@@@,,,,,
@@,,,@,@@,  IT, BUT THE CAUSE IS JUST. I SNEAK BACK ,@,,@,,,,,
,@,,@@@,@@      OVER THE FENSE, HEADING SOUTH.      @@,@@,,,,@
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