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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.             §§¨¨¨§§§¨§
§§§¨§¨¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§§§
¨¨§§§¨§¨§¨               ¨¨¨ - ; - ¨¨¨              §§¨§§¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§§§§§¨                                          ¨§§¨§§§¨¨¨
§§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨    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.      §§§§¨¨§§§§
§§¨¨¨§§§§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§§§¨¨¨§
§§¨§§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§§
¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          §§¨¨§§¨§¨¨
§¨§§§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§§¨¨