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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 ,,,,,,,,,,
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