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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.             §¨¨§§§§¨¨¨
¨§§¨¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§§§               ¨¨¨ . ^ . ¨¨¨              ¨§§§§¨¨§§¨
¨§§§§§§§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨    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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