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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  ,@@@@@,,,@
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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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