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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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