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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 ,,,,,,&&&,
&&&&&&&&&&      OVER THE FENSE, HEADING SOUTH.      &&&&&,,&,,
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