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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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