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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.    ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§§   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.                  ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨  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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