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&%*==^¨¨¨¨  A SECRET ROUNDABOUT: IN WHAT USED TO BE ¨¨¨¨^==*%&
##@&%*†=^¨ BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY  ¨^=†*%&@##
#&***=^¨¨¨  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  ¨¨¨^=***&#
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##@&%*†=^¨     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     ¨^=†*%@###
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&&%†==¨¨¨¨    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  ¨^=†*%&@##
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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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