¨,«:*$###@                                          @###$*:«,¨
¨,«:*$#¶@#                                          #@¶#$*:«,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨«*$#                                          #$*«¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,«:*$#¶@#                                          #@¶#$*:«,¨
¨,«:*$#¶@#                                          #@¶#$*:«,¨
¨¨¨,,::$$¶         ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ««#«« ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨          ¶$$::,,¨¨¨
¨,«:*$#¶@#       ¨  ¨«««    « «#« «    «««¨  ¨      #@¶#$*:«,¨
¨¨¨¨««:$$¶          ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ««#«« ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨         ¶$$:««¨¨¨¨
¨,«:*$#¶@#                                          #@¶#$*:«,¨
¨,«:*$#¶##  A SECRET ROUNDABOUT: IN WHAT USED TO BE ##¶#$*:«,¨
¨,«:*$##¶@ BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY  @¶##$*:«,¨
¨,«:*$#¶@#  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  #@¶#$*:«,¨
¨¨¨¨«:*###    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  @#*:,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,«:*$#¶##      OVER THE FENSE, HEADING SOUTH.      ##¶#$*:«,¨
¨,«:*$#¶@@                                          @@¶#$*:«,¨
¨,«:*$#¶@#                                          #@¶#$*:«,¨
¨¨¨,,::$##                                          ##$::,,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,:*#¶                                          ¶#*:,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,«:*$#¶@#                                          #@¶#$*:«,¨