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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  ¨¨¨¨,,«^¤@
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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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