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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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