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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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