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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«:   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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