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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   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,   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.                   §§«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«§                                          §«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« 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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