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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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