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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^                                          ^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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