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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.     ¨#¨#¨¨#¨¨#
¨¨#¨#¨##¨#                                          ¨#¨#¨##¨##
¨##¨#¨¨#¨#    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.      ¨#¨#¨¨#¨¨#
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