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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, @§*=\»-...
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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 ##@§*=\»-.
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...-»\=*§@ IT, BUT THE CAUSE IS JUST. I SNEAK BACK @§*=\»-...
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