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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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¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
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¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨