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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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