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,,~«;§*§##      ,  ,«««    « «#« «    «««,  ,       ##§*§;«~,,
,~«;§*§###         , ,, ,,, ««#«« ,,, ,, ,          ###§*§;«~,
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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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