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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.    ##§§%/~~,¨
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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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