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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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