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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  ¶£**†«,,,,
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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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