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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. #@#**-,,,,
,,,-**#@## ##@#**-,,,
,,-**#@### 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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