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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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