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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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