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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.     ¨§§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§   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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