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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.     †-^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^-                                          -^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^   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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