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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.                  @,@@@,@@@@
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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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