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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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