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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  /«~.......
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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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