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,,,,,-~=†£  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  £†=~-,,,,,
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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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