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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.                  ,,,&,&&,&,
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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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