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¨¨¨,«*^%&@          ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ««#«« ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨         @&%^*«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«*^%&@#      ¨  ¨«««    « «#« «    «««¨  ¨       #@&%^*«,¨¨
¨,«*^%&@##          ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ««#«« ¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨         ##@&%^*«,¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«*               ¨¨¨ , * , ¨¨¨              *«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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.    @&%^*«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«*^%&                                          &%^*«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«*^%   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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