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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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