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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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