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¨¨¨¨^«†^¤@ A SECRET ROUNDABOUT: IN WHAT USED TO BE  @¤^†«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^«†^¤@@  BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY @@¤^†«^¨¨¨
¨¨^«†^¤@@@  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  @@@¤^†«^¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^«†^¤@             GPS COORDINATES.             @¤^†«^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«    A DANGEROUS GAME: THE ROUNDABOUT IS   «^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨^«†^¤@@@   VEHICLES APPROACH; THE GAME IS ON -    @@@¤^†«^¨¨
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¨¨^«†^¤@@@ PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE  @@@¤^†«^¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^«†^¤@   IS INSTANTLY DIVERTED, FLOWS IN SICK   @¤^†«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«†^¤  WAYS, LIKE DOGS LET LOOSE. SYMMETRY IS  ¤^†«^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«      CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE      «^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«†    SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT    †«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«†^   SICKENS ME, THIS PHYSICAL REALITY OF   ^†«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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