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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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¨§¨§¨¨¨§§§               ¨¨¨ , ^ , ¨¨¨              ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§
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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.                  ¨§¨¨¨§§§§§
¨§§§¨§¨§¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§§§§§¨§ 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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