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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.                   @£&$%*-^,,
,,,^-*%$&£                                          £&$%*-^,,,
,,,,^-*%$& 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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