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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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