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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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