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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,    ....~«*^¤#
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#@#¤^*«~..  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  ..~«*^¤#@#
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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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