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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.             #%=†~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~†=%                                          %=†~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†=              ¨¨¨ , † , ¨¨¨               =†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†                                          †~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~    A DANGEROUS GAME: THE ROUNDABOUT IS   ~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      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.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~    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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