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....,~:%§@ . .. ... ~~#~~ ... .. . @§%:~,....
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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. @§%:~,....
...,~:%§@# #@§%:~,...
..,~:%§@## 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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