##§*$:=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=:$*§##
#§*$:=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=:$*§#
§*$:=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=:$*§
*$:=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=:$*
§*$:=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=:$*§
#§*$:=,¨¨¨         ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ==#== ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨          ¨¨¨,=:$*§#
##§*$:=,¨¨      ¨  ¨===    = =#= =    ===¨  ¨       ¨¨,=:$*§##
###§*$:=,¨          ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ==#== ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨         ¨,=:$*§###
##§*$:=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=:$*§##
#§*$:=,¨¨¨  a secret roundabout: in what used to be ¨¨¨,=:$*§#
§*$:=,¨¨¨¨  brazil or china. fenced in, secluded by ¨¨¨¨,=:$*§
*$:=,¨¨¨¨¨  special plants growing unusually tall.  ¨¨¨¨¨,=:$*
§*$:=,¨¨¨¨    spelled in by purposeful symmetry,    ¨¨¨¨,=:$*§
#§*$:=,¨¨¨     roads like symbols, aligned with     ¨¨¨,=:$*§#
##§*$:=,¨¨  ley lines. dialed in with well-rounded  ¨¨,=:$*§##
###§*$:=,¨             gps coordinates.             ¨,=:$*§###
##§*$:=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=:$*§##
#§*$:=,¨¨¨              ¨¨¨ , : , ¨¨¨               ¨¨¨,=:$*§#
§*$:=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=:$*§
*$:=,¨¨¨¨¨   a dangerous game: the roundabout is    ¨¨¨¨¨,=:$*
§*$:=,¨¨¨¨  important to some large constellation   ¨¨¨¨,=:$*§
#§*$:=,¨¨¨       of intents and bureaucracies.      ¨¨¨,=:$*§#
##§*$:=,¨¨  governments and companies are creatures ¨¨,=:$*§##
###§*$:=,¨     in a way. yet people sneak small     ¨,=:$*§###
##§*$:=,¨¨   between their claws, and hide in the   ¨¨,=:$*§##
#§*$:=,¨¨¨     roadside bushes. they wait there.    ¨¨¨,=:$*§#
§*$:=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=:$*§
*$:=,¨¨¨¨¨   vehicles approach; the game is on -    ¨¨¨¨¨,=:$*
§*$:=,¨¨¨¨    quickly the people assemble in well   ¨¨¨¨,=:$*§
#§*$:=,¨¨¨ practiced geometries. their bodies make  ¨¨¨,=:$*§#
##§*$:=,¨¨  counter-spells on the asphalt. traffic  ¨¨,=:$*§##
###§*$:=,¨   is instantly diverted, flows in sick   ¨,=:$*§###
##§*$:=,¨¨  ways, like dogs let loose. symmetry is  ¨¨,=:$*§##
#§*$:=,¨¨¨                  lost.                   ¨¨¨,=:$*§#
§*$:=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=:$*§
*$:=,¨¨¨¨¨  cars are ejected into the greens. ships ¨¨¨¨¨,=:$*
§*$:=,¨¨¨¨     collide. there are many kinds of     ¨¨¨¨,=:$*§
#§*$:=,¨¨¨      casualties, on both sides. the      ¨¨¨,=:$*§#
##§*$:=,¨¨    spellmakers will not come home. it    ¨¨,=:$*§##
###§*$:=,¨   sickens me, this physical reality of   ¨,=:$*§###
##§*$:=,¨¨ it, but the cause is just. i sneak back  ¨¨,=:$*§##
#§*$:=,¨¨¨      over the fense, heading south.      ¨¨¨,=:$*§#
§*$:=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=:$*§
*$:=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=:$*
§*$:=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=:$*§
#§*$:=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=:$*§#
##§*$:=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=:$*§##