§$*†«:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:«†*$§
$*†«:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:«†*$
*†«:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«†*
$*†«:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:«†*$
§$*†«:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:«†*$§
¶§$*†«:¨¨¨          ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ««#«« ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨         ¨¨¨:«†*$§¶
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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  ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«†*
$*†«:¨¨¨¨¨                  lost.                   ¨¨¨¨¨:«†*$
§$*†«:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:«†*$§
¶§$*†«:¨¨¨  cars are ejected into the greens. ships ¨¨¨:«†*$§¶
#¶§$*†«:¨¨     collide. there are many kinds of     ¨¨:«†*$§¶#
##¶§$*†«:¨      casualties, on both sides. the      ¨:«†*$§¶##
#¶§$*†«:¨¨    spellmakers will not come home. it    ¨¨:«†*$§¶#
¶§$*†«:¨¨¨   sickens me, this physical reality of   ¨¨¨:«†*$§¶
§$*†«:¨¨¨¨  it, but the cause is just. i sneak back ¨¨¨¨:«†*$§
$*†«:¨¨¨¨¨      over the fense, heading south.      ¨¨¨¨¨:«†*$
*†«:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«†*
$*†«:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:«†*$
§$*†«:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:«†*$§
¶§$*†«:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:«†*$§¶
#¶§$*†«:¨¨                                          ¨¨:«†*$§¶#