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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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