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