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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.    ,,,,^~†*@§
@*†~^,,,,,                                          ,,,,,^~†*@
*†~^,,,,,,   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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