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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   ,&&,,&,,&,
,,,,&&,&&,  IT, BUT THE CAUSE IS JUST. I SNEAK BACK &,&,&&,&&&
,,,&,&&,&,      OVER THE FENSE, HEADING SOUTH.      &&&&,&&,,&
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