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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.             ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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§¨§¨¨§¨§¨§              ¨¨¨ , = , ¨¨¨               ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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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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