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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  @%*=«~,,,,
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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   #@%*=«~,,,
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