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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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