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#¶£%%†»,,,  a secret roundabout: in what used to be ,,,»†%%£¶#
##¶£%%†»,,  brazil or china. fenced in, secluded by ,,»†%%£¶##
#¶£%%†»,,,  special plants growing unusually tall.  ,,,»†%%£¶#
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£%%†»,,,,,     roads like symbols, aligned with     ,,,,,»†%%£
%%†»,,,,,,  ley lines. dialed in with well-rounded  ,,,,,,»†%%
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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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