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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  ,,,,,^«†*§
£§*†«^,,,,             gps coordinates.             ,,,,^«†*§£
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#££§*†«^,,               ,,, ^ † ^ ,,,              ,,^«†*§££#
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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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