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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. -~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~-= =-~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~-=* ,,, ~ = ~ ,,, *=-~,,,,,,
,,,,,~-=*¤ ¤*=-~,,,,,
,,,,~-=*¤§ 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. §¤*=-~,,,,
,,,~-=*¤§# #§¤*=-~,,,
,,~-=*¤§#@ 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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