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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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