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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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