¶§:::::«~¨                                          ¨~«:::::§¶
#@¶£§*:«~¨                                          ¨~«:*§£¶@#
¶§:««¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨««:§¶
@¶£§:«~~~¨                                          ¨~~~«:§£¶@
¶£**«¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨«**£¶
@£*:«¨¨¨¨¨          ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ««#«« ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨         ¨¨¨¨¨«:*£@
#@¶£§*:«~¨      ¨  ¨«««    « «#« «    «««¨  ¨       ¨~«:*§£¶@#
£££§:~~¨¨¨         ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ««#«« ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨          ¨¨¨~~:§£££
¶§***«««~¨                                          ¨~«««***§¶
¶££*:«¨¨¨¨ 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.             ¨¨¨¨«*§££¶
£**::«¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨«::**£
##@¶£§*:~¨               ¨¨¨ ~ : ~ ¨¨¨              ¨~:*§£¶@##
@£*«¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨«*£@
¶£***««¨¨¨    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.                  ¨~«:*§£¶@@
#@¶£§*:«~¨                                          ¨~«:*§£¶@#
##@¶£§*:«~  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.      ¨¨¨~«::§£¶
@¶¶£§*:«~¨                                          ¨~«:*§£¶¶@
£*«««~~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~~«««*£
£££§*::«~¨                                          ¨~«::*§£££
@@¶£§*:«~¨                                          ¨~«:*§£¶@@
#@¶£§*:«~¨                                          ¨~«:*§£¶@#