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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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