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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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