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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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