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@#§^==,¨¨¨         ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ==#== ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨          ¨¨¨,==^§#@
#§^==,¨¨¨¨       ¨  ¨===    = =#= =    ===¨  ¨      ¨¨¨¨,==^§#
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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.                   ¨,==^§#@##
#@#§^==,¨¨                                          ¨¨,==^§#@#
@#§^==,¨¨¨ 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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