¨¨¨¨¨--\=@                                          @=\--¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨--\=                                          =\--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--\                                          \--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--                                          --¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-                                          -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨          ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ --#-- ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      ¨  ¨---    - -#- -    ---¨  ¨       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨          ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ --#-- ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-                                          -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-- 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.      =\--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--\                                          \--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--                                          --¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-                                          -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨