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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  ¨^«†*¤&@##
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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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