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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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