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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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