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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   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*
$*=-¨¨¨¨¨¨      OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES.       ¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*$
*$*=-¨¨¨¨¨  GOVERNMENTS AND COMPANIES ARE CREATURES ¨¨¨¨¨-=*$*
§*$*=-¨¨¨¨     IN A WAY. YET PEOPLE SNEAK SMALL     ¨¨¨¨-=*$*§
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#@§*$*=-¨¨     ROADSIDE BUSHES. THEY WAIT THERE.    ¨¨-=*$*§@#
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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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