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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    ,,,,,,,^~†
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£%%†~^,,,,      OVER THE FENSE, HEADING SOUTH.      ,,,,^~†%%£
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