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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. %:~-,,,,,,
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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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