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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.             ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨              ¨¨¨ - = - ¨¨¨               ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨    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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§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨