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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  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨::†
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