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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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,@@@@@@,,,               ,,, - † - ,,,              ,@@,,,@@,@
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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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