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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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,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,