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