¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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.             §¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§§
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§§               ¨¨¨ , ^ , ¨¨¨              §§§§§¨¨§§¨
§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§§    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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¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨