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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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,@,,,@,@,@              ,,, , † , ,,,               @,@@,,,,,,
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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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