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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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