#£#^:~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~:^#£#
##£#^:~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~:^#£##
###£#^:~.¨                                          ¨.~:^#£###
##£#^:~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~:^#£##
#£#^:~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~:^#£#
£#^:~.¨¨¨¨         ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ~~#~~ ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨          ¨¨¨¨.~:^#£
#^:~.¨¨¨¨¨       ¨  ¨~~~    ~ ~#~ ~    ~~~¨  ¨      ¨¨¨¨¨.~:^#
^:~.¨¨¨¨¨¨         ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ~~#~~ ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:^
:~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
:~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:
^:~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:^
#^:~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~:^#