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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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