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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. ##@¤&=:~:,
,,:~:=&¤@# #@¤&=:~:,,
,,,:~:=&¤@ 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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