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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     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=
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%*=~,¨¨¨¨¨             GPS COORDINATES.             ¨¨¨¨¨,~=*%
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#@#£%*=~,¨    A DANGEROUS GAME: THE ROUNDABOUT IS   ¨,~=*%£#@#
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#£%*=~,¨¨¨       OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES.      ¨¨¨,~=*%£#
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=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    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.                  ¨¨¨¨¨,~=*%
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#@#£%*=~,¨      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  ¨¨¨¨,~=*%£
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