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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 -   ,,,,,,,~†*
$*†~,,,,,,    QUICKLY THE PEOPLE ASSEMBLE IN WELL   ,,,,,,~†*$
&$*†~,,,,,  PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE ,,,,,~†*$&
@&$*†~,,,,  COUNTER-SPELLS ON THE ASPHALT. TRAFFIC  ,,,,~†*$&@
#@&$*†~,,,   IS INSTANTLY DIVERTED, FLOWS IN SICK   ,,,~†*$&@#
##@&$*†~,,  WAYS, LIKE DOGS LET LOOSE. SYMMETRY IS  ,,~†*$&@##
#@&$*†~,,,                   LOST.                  ,,,~†*$&@#
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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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