§§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§
¨§¨§§§§§§§                                          §¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨
§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨§§§¨¨§¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨§¨§§§§
§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§          ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ==#== ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨         ¨§¨§§§¨¨¨§
§§§¨¨¨§§§¨      ¨  ¨===    = =#= =    ===¨  ¨       §§§¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨          ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ==#== ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨         ¨¨§¨§§¨§§§
¨§§¨§§¨§§¨                                          ¨§§§¨§§¨¨§
§¨§§¨§§¨§¨ 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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¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨§§§§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨