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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.                  ,,,,^~*§§@
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##@§§*~^,, 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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