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§¨¨¨¨§¨§§§                                          §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          §§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨
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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.                  §§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨  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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§¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
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¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨§§§